Insulate Britain M25 protest

[Omygawd]

Nothing much on the BBC site at present, can’t be very important.

They must have heard you

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... s-58622088

I am impressed that they monitor this Board so closely.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Alienating the general public is why these loons won't get anywhere

Exactly.

They should do a nice friendly protest that everyone can get behind, like all the successful protests of the past.

You really think this one will be a success?

I’m not an expert on these things.

What do you think they should do?

[Long slender neck]

Exactly.

They should do a nice friendly protest that everyone can get behind, like all the successful protests of the past.

You really think this one will be a success?

I’m not an expert on these things.

What do you think they should do?

shutup and go away

[Currywurst and Chips]

Exactly.

They should do a nice friendly protest that everyone can get behind, like all the successful protests of the past.

You really think this one will be a success?

I’m not an expert on these things.

What do you think they should do?

Form a pressure group

Get some funding from building firms

Lobby ministers

[Rich Tea Wellin]

These people will be looked back on as being on the right side of history.

Future generations will be baffled that getting to work on time was the priority. Just about sums up our society.

Thats a very simplistic view, well done.

"stop everything because theres a climate emergency"

It doesnt matter if you're right if you dont get what you want.

Well what’s your point then? Aside from a few people have been put out for a few hours?

Time will tell if they get what they want, I suspect they will eventually. But either way that statement is absurd! Would you say it doesn’t matter that the civil rights movements through history were right because there’s still racial inequality?

[Clive Evans]

Things can look very black & white. But the truth is far, far more complicated. If the UK went alone and engaged all the necessary measures, what about the rest of the World & their band of dictators? Biden's mob is far more polluting, I bet Xi is quaking in his boots when these geezers glue themselves to the M25 . As for Vlad, he probably thinks a few grams of Novichok on dissident countries will fix it. Really, people need to get wise to the complexity of the problem. We urgently need more gas now, so how we gonna get along on no Carbon emissions? As for all electric cars, what a joke, there is not enough infrastructure in the UK

[Currywurst and Chips]

Things can look very black & white. But the truth is far, far more complicated. If the UK went alone and engaged all the necessary measures, what about the rest of the World & their band of dictators? Biden's mob is far more polluting, I bet Xi is quaking in his boots when these geezers glue themselves to the M25 . As for Vlad, he probably thinks a few grams of Novichok on dissident countries will fix it. Really, people need to get wise to the complexity of the problem. We urgently need more gas now, so how we gonna get along on no Carbon emissions? As for all electric cars, what a joke, there is not enough infrastructure in the UK

The boomer attitude that got us into this mess perfectly encapsulated in a post

[Admin]

You really think this one will be a success?

I’m not an expert on these things.

What do you think they should do?

shutup and go away

Can you do that with a Gavin Williamson accent?

[Max B Gold]

Well said caca.

These guys need to protest in a way that doesn’t inconvenience anyone, that’ll work.

They would be better off joining their local amateur dramatic society for all the good their theatrics do.

[Long slender neck]

These people will be looked back on as being on the right side of history.

Future generations will be baffled that getting to work on time was the priority. Just about sums up our society.

Thats a very simplistic view, well done.

"stop everything because theres a climate emergency"

It doesnt matter if you're right if you dont get what you want.

Well what’s your point then? Aside from a few people have been put out for a few hours?

Time will tell if they get what they want, I suspect they will eventually. But either way that statement is absurd! Would you say it doesn’t matter that the civil rights movements through history were right because there’s still racial inequality?

Its not just a few people put out, many of them will be travelling to do important things.

Its not about what is the priority, we cant stop the country (although we stopped it for covid i admit) for this because its not fair and its not the way out of this. It'll be through technology and winning people over to change their habits.

They've got plenty of attention, but i dont think they'll have won many over.

I dont know enough about the civil rights movement to comment. Does it change anything if you're right? Just bragging rights.

[Max B Gold]

Thats a very simplistic view, well done.

"stop everything because theres a climate emergency"

It doesnt matter if you're right if you dont get what you want.

Well what’s your point then? Aside from a few people have been put out for a few hours?

Time will tell if they get what they want, I suspect they will eventually. But either way that statement is absurd! Would you say it doesn’t matter that the civil rights movements through history were right because there’s still racial inequality?

It'll be through technology and winning people over to change their habits.

Delusional.

[Long slender neck]

Things can look very black & white. But the truth is far, far more complicated. If the UK went alone and engaged all the necessary measures, what about the rest of the World & their band of dictators? Biden's mob is far more polluting, I bet Xi is quaking in his boots when these geezers glue themselves to the M25 . As for Vlad, he probably thinks a few grams of Novichok on dissident countries will fix it. Really, people need to get wise to the complexity of the problem. We urgently need more gas now, so how we gonna get along on no Carbon emissions? As for all electric cars, what a joke, there is not enough infrastructure in the UK

We should insulate, there used to be schemes (probably when we last had a labour govt), it would save energy and CO2, create jobs etc.

Theres probably a shortage of insulation at the moment anyway.

Personally I have a wood burning stove so i'll fire that up if theres no gas.

[Long slender neck]

Well what’s your point then? Aside from a few people have been put out for a few hours?

Time will tell if they get what they want, I suspect they will eventually. But either way that statement is absurd! Would you say it doesn’t matter that the civil rights movements through history were right because there’s still racial inequality?

It'll be through technology and winning people over to change their habits.

Delusional.

Yes you are. Our electricity mix has already been switched away from coal to wind and solar, so what would you call that?

[Max B Gold]

It'll be through technology and winning people over to change their habits.

Delusional.

Yes you are. Our electricity mix has already been switched away from coal to wind and solar, so what would you call that?

Burning gas (a fossil fuel) generates 42% of the UK's energy.

[Long slender neck]

And?

[Max B Gold]

And?

It needs to be 0% but not just in the UK. I blame Thatcher.

[LittleMate]

I've seen the pictures on the BEEB today, with their plasticised signs and petro-chemical solutions and I can't help thinking that these people must be running out of holiday entitlement with the number of days they have taken off work.

[Long slender neck]

How long until one gets run over?

[Dohnut]

And?

It needs to be 0% but not just in the UK. I blame Thatcher.

Not just in the U.K. i totally agree. And it does need to be 0% and it is moving in the right direction. But the U.K. achieving 0% won’t make a massive difference as other countries fail to go in the same direction.

I look forward to all these protest groups going over to China and creating disruption. Of course they won’t, they don’t have the balls. And if they did, they wouldn’t have their balls very long. They would just disappear from sight.

This is not a U.K. fight, it is a global fight.

[LittleMate]

How long until one gets run over?

Luckily these protestors can't get out of bed early enough to disrupt my journey to work. I also exit the M25 at the M11, which is very difficult to block. Otherwise I could be tempted....

On a more serious note, I can't help feeling that these actions might be gaining attention for the cause, but it won't be attracting more sympathisers and they will be losing supporters that were sympathetic.

[ComeOnYouOs]

I love these protests, even though I've been caught up in them a couple of times.
It's only protest after protest, that gets anything done in this country.
I love it when it pisses off the right wingers too, so it's win win for me

[Rich Tea Wellin]

And?

It needs to be 0% but not just in the UK. I blame Thatcher.

Not just in the U.K. i totally agree. And it does need to be 0% and it is moving in the right direction. But the U.K. achieving 0% won’t make a massive difference as other countries fail to go in the same direction.

I look forward to all these protest groups going over to China and creating disruption. Of course they won’t, they don’t have the balls. And if they did, they wouldn’t have their balls very long. They would just disappear from sight.

This is not a U.K. fight, it is a global fight.

Might as well give up then, given that it will be difficult.

[WickfordO]

Wonder how they got to their protests?
Perhaps we should all stop breathing as that must be polluting the air as well?

[StillSpike]

[Dunners]

It needs to be 0% but not just in the UK. I blame Thatcher.

Not just in the U.K. i totally agree. And it does need to be 0% and it is moving in the right direction. But the U.K. achieving 0% won’t make a massive difference as other countries fail to go in the same direction.

I look forward to all these protest groups going over to China and creating disruption. Of course they won’t, they don’t have the balls. And if they did, they wouldn’t have their balls very long. They would just disappear from sight.

This is not a U.K. fight, it is a global fight.

Might as well give up then, given that it will be difficult.

Although, I think calling this 'difficult' is a bit of an understatement. Any meaningful success is going to require a high degree of international cooperation. I think that is becoming less likely by the day.