Just who are Just Stop Oil?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Security measures at Wimbledon have been ramped up to stop the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil from disrupting play. Meanwhile, controversial new police powers came into effect this week in England and Wales, aimed at curbing their protest methods. The group wants the government to halt new fossil fuel licensing and production, but its tactics have faced criticism. Who exactly are they and who funds them?
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| 1:01.6 | Everything that you hold dear. |
| 1:03.5 | And how did you get here today? |
| 1:08.8 | People dressed in orange hivis jackets, occupying streets, public spaces, |
| 1:14.8 | and bringing major events to a halt. |
| 1:17.4 | From the Chelsea Flower Show to the World Championship Snooker. |
| 1:21.4 | And if you're watching the ashes last week, then you can't have missed the pitch invasion at |
| 1:26.0 | lords. Oh no, and don't look at this. We've got people running on. This is terrible orange, |
| 1:34.0 | smoke and dust. They're trying to keep them off the pitch. |
| 1:37.6 | Protesters too often. |
| 1:40.0 | As for the protesters themselves, they have one simple message. Just stop oil. |
| 1:56.3 | But are the tactics alienating the public? |
| 2:14.7 | The impact of these disruptors is huge and the cost of the taxpayer is an outrage. |
| 2:21.3 | 4.5 million pounds spent in just six weeks. |
| 2:29.4 | And now the disruption has prompted the government to act with a raft of measures limiting |
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