Just Stop Oil has announced that it will end its campaign of disruptive protests as it claimed Ed Miliband has made its main demand of no new oil and gas “Government policy”. The Telegraphhas more.
The eco-activist group, known for a string of high-profile protests including blocking motorway traffic to disrupting events such as the World Snooker Championship, said it was “hanging up the hi-vis”.
Its final demonstration will take place in Parliament Square on April 26th before the group ceases all direct action.
JSO’s main objective was to wean the UK off fossil fuels – a policy now being implemented by Mr Miliband’s Net Zero department.
In a statement on Thursday, JSO boasted that by changing Government policy, it was “one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history”.
“We’ve kept over 4.4 billion barrels of oil in the ground and the courts have ruled new oil and gas licences unlawful,” it said.
“So it is the end of soup on Van Goghs, cornstarch on Stonehenge and slow marching in the streets. But it is not the end of trials, of tagging and surveillance, of fines, probation and years in prison.” …
Sir Keir Starmer has sought to distance Labour from the eco activists, previously criticising their actions and saying protesters should face the full force of the law.
Reacting to the announcement on Thursday, his spokesman said: “Obviously that’s a decision for them.
“We’ve been clear that when it comes to oil and gas it has a future for decades to come in our energy mix.” …
Founded by activists Roger Hallam and Indigo Rumbelow three years ago, the group has launched a number of disruptive and often illegal protests.
These include Hallam, who was jailed alongside 15 of his co-conspirators for his part in four demonstrations including climbing the gantries over the M25 and causing rush hour chaos for thousands of drivers.
Amusingly the original announcement (pictured above) read: “Our original demand of new oil and gas is now government policy” – new oil and gas, what a good idea! It was however soon amended to say “no new oil and gas”. Pity. With most of the world coming round to a more realist Net Zero sceptic view, it was probably too much to hope JSO had seen the light as well.
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DickieA
2 months ago
I’ve never understood why the authorities didn’t just leave them for a few days when they glued themselves to roads, pavements and museum and art gallery walls. Sat there in a stinking pool of their own piss would have been quite entertaining.
It would have been even better to provide them with glues that don’t dissolve in water or solvent, then they would have needed pneumatic drills to remove the road surface and it would have remained attached for weeks until new skin grew beneath it.
Because they were just the provisional wing of the Net Zero objective and “the authorities” supported their policy. Rather like political Sinn Fein supported the Provisional IRA.
So there we have it – Energy Insecurity Kommissar (and fruitcake of Marxist loins) Miliband cares more about pandering to Just Stop Oil fruitcakes, than about granting North Sea exploration licenses to help sustain future continuity of gas and electricity supply to every household and business in the country.
State-sponsored energy-crime against the humanity of the British people.
The Kommissar Must Fall.
Last edited 2 months ago by Art Simtotic
Heretic
2 months ago
But of course you know the real reason they’re “abandoning” their protests, don’t you?
The Upper Middle Class Lefty Liberal Green Eco-Women got a taste of prison, and found they didn’t like mingling with the lower classes. They’re fine with that for Tommy Robinson types, dahling, but not for themselves.
You do realise Cressida Gethin is going to miss her brother’s wedding? That’s dedication for you. I’ll bet Cambridge U holds a place open for her though.
Yes …. the oh so brave Eco Warriors didn’t expect to actually be sent to prison for more than a token day or so.
Ron Smith
2 months ago
“ JSO boasted that by changing Government policy, it was “one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history”.
Er No, you are hardly resistance if the only difference you have with the establishment is the speed of implementation. Bunch of idiots, hardly the French Resistance.
Pete Sutton
2 months ago
“4.4billion barrells left in the ground” So still there, for use in more enlightened times… thanks, JSO.
Yep. And give them lots to eat and drink. Make an exhibit of them.
On the other hand… Nah, someone might have thrown soup over them.
DontPanic
2 months ago
A quote from the book A song for the river by Philip Connors, author of Fire Season. Speaking of the National Forest change of policy from stamping out all burns to allowing controlled burns – In 1978 “An area of 30000 acres of wilderness would be allowed to burn in prescribed natural fires…a belated recognition that the land had burned for millennia….A big fire is just the birthday of the next forest.” Thus demonstrating that politicians and their advisers were proved wrong in their policy which had allowed the build up of brush that then caused even bigger fires in the long run. You can’t control nature.
Grim Ace
2 months ago
Tabatha and Tarquin Heathcote Smythe can find something else to do with daddy’s money, now. They can stop helping to increase energy costs for ordinary working class people. Just Stop Oil are eco scum and an enemy of the poor. I despise the air they breathe. Hope they don’t breed so their useless genes are removed from the gene pool.
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I’ve never understood why the authorities didn’t just leave them for a few days when they glued themselves to roads, pavements and museum and art gallery walls. Sat there in a stinking pool of their own piss would have been quite entertaining.
It would have been even better to provide them with glues that don’t dissolve in water or solvent, then they would have needed pneumatic drills to remove the road surface and it would have remained attached for weeks until new skin grew beneath it.
I like your thinking.
Something similar happened in Germany in some car showroom, they glued themselves in there and the staff just left for the weekend.
Hahahaha!
Brilliant!
Because they were just the provisional wing of the Net Zero objective and “the authorities” supported their policy. Rather like political Sinn Fein supported the Provisional IRA.
Or just rip the bar stewards off leaving their skin behind.
So there we have it – Energy Insecurity Kommissar (and fruitcake of Marxist loins) Miliband cares more about pandering to Just Stop Oil fruitcakes, than about granting North Sea exploration licenses to help sustain future continuity of gas and electricity supply to every household and business in the country.
State-sponsored energy-crime against the humanity of the British people.
The Kommissar Must Fall.
But of course you know the real reason they’re “abandoning” their protests, don’t you?
The Upper Middle Class Lefty Liberal Green Eco-Women got a taste of prison, and found they didn’t like mingling with the lower classes. They’re fine with that for Tommy Robinson types, dahling, but not for themselves.
You do realise Cressida Gethin is going to miss her brother’s wedding? That’s dedication for you. I’ll bet Cambridge U holds a place open for her though.
Poor lamb.
Spot on.
Yes …. the oh so brave Eco Warriors didn’t expect to actually be sent to prison for more than a token day or so.
“ JSO boasted that by changing Government policy, it was “one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history”.
Er No, you are hardly resistance if the only difference you have with the establishment is the speed of implementation. Bunch of idiots, hardly the French Resistance.
“4.4billion barrells left in the ground” So still there, for use in more enlightened times… thanks, JSO.
And all the oil that is coming out of the ground around the World? Is Phoebe interested in that staying in the ground?
The closure of JSO probably has more to do with defunding than government policy.
USAid perhaps?
Yup, I reckon so. The money’s dried up.
How much money do they need for some (oil based) banners, high vis vests and glue?
They should have just left the protestors glued to the wall, build a cage around them.
Yep. And give them lots to eat and drink. Make an exhibit of them.
On the other hand… Nah, someone might have thrown soup over them.
A quote from the book A song for the river by Philip Connors, author of Fire Season. Speaking of the National Forest change of policy from stamping out all burns to allowing controlled burns – In 1978 “An area of 30000 acres of wilderness would be allowed to burn in prescribed natural fires…a belated recognition that the land had burned for millennia….A big fire is just the birthday of the next forest.” Thus demonstrating that politicians and their advisers were proved wrong in their policy which had allowed the build up of brush that then caused even bigger fires in the long run. You can’t control nature.
Tabatha and Tarquin Heathcote Smythe can find something else to do with daddy’s money, now. They can stop helping to increase energy costs for ordinary working class people. Just Stop Oil are eco scum and an enemy of the poor. I despise the air they breathe. Hope they don’t breed so their useless genes are removed from the gene pool.
Haha! “Tabatha and Tarquin Heathcote Smythe”— made me laugh!
These clowns will still protest, it’s what they do. They will latch on to another ’cause’ to protest about.