Edred 'Eddie' Whittingham
@edredwhittingham.bsky.social
"To have any chance of a future worth living, we need to slash fossil fuel usage by 2030."
Bill McGuire, Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards, UCL
Bill McGuire, Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards, UCL
Pinned
Help Eddie and Alexia fight deportation and stay afloat
Alexia and Eddie sprayed the Treasury with Just Stop Oil in 2022. Over two years on, on the very same day the Jackdaw oil field they were protesting was ruled unlawful, Eddie and Alexia have been foun...
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Yesterday, Alexia, Selma, Piers and I received 18- and 15-month sentences, suspended for two years, and £500 in costs from Southwark Crown Court.
If you’re able to help me cover this, I would be very grateful! Crowdfunder link below:
chuffed.org/project/help...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
If you’re able to help me cover this, I would be very grateful! Crowdfunder link below:
chuffed.org/project/help...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
Help take Nigel Farage’s Reform on in the High Court!
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #FreePalestine
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #FreePalestine
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
We’re suing Farage’s Reform in the High Court | Good Law Project
Update (25 March 2025): We’ve just filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK at the High Court.
goodlawproject.org
April 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Help take Nigel Farage’s Reform on in the High Court!
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #FreePalestine
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #FreePalestine
goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
Yesterday, Alexia, Selma, Piers and I received 18- and 15-month sentences, suspended for two years, and £500 in costs from Southwark Crown Court.
If you’re able to help me cover this, I would be very grateful! Crowdfunder link below:
chuffed.org/project/help...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
If you’re able to help me cover this, I would be very grateful! Crowdfunder link below:
chuffed.org/project/help...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
Help Eddie and Alexia fight deportation and stay afloat
Alexia and Eddie sprayed the Treasury with Just Stop Oil in 2022. Over two years on, on the very same day the Jackdaw oil field they were protesting was ruled unlawful, Eddie and Alexia have been foun...
chuffed.org
April 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yesterday, Alexia, Selma, Piers and I received 18- and 15-month sentences, suspended for two years, and £500 in costs from Southwark Crown Court.
If you’re able to help me cover this, I would be very grateful! Crowdfunder link below:
chuffed.org/project/help...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
If you’re able to help me cover this, I would be very grateful! Crowdfunder link below:
chuffed.org/project/help...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
On Friday, my house was raided by the Metropolitan Police. The reason? Encouraging people to sign up for action.
So let me reiterate - I believe that YOU should sign up for action with Youth Demand TODAY!
Sign up at youthdemand.org
#YouthDemand #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
So let me reiterate - I believe that YOU should sign up for action with Youth Demand TODAY!
Sign up at youthdemand.org
#YouthDemand #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Youth Demand says more protesters have signed up since Quaker house raid
Group claims as many as 200 people have expressed interest in joining its action as arrests drive awareness
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
On Friday, my house was raided by the Metropolitan Police. The reason? Encouraging people to sign up for action.
So let me reiterate - I believe that YOU should sign up for action with Youth Demand TODAY!
Sign up at youthdemand.org
#YouthDemand #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
So let me reiterate - I believe that YOU should sign up for action with Youth Demand TODAY!
Sign up at youthdemand.org
#YouthDemand #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I was interviewed by the wonderful @sarahfinch.bsky.social following my recent guilty conviction for spraying the Treasury Building in 2022.
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #StopRosebank #YouthDemand
westcountryvoices.co.uk/it-seems-sel...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #StopRosebank #YouthDemand
westcountryvoices.co.uk/it-seems-sel...
"it seems selfish NOT to do this if you have a choice"
“To members of the judiciary: you are all climate judges now… Lawyers have a responsibility to adopt a climate-conscious, not climate-blind, approach in daily legal practice”, UNEP Executive Director ...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I was interviewed by the wonderful @sarahfinch.bsky.social following my recent guilty conviction for spraying the Treasury Building in 2022.
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #StopRosebank #YouthDemand
westcountryvoices.co.uk/it-seems-sel...
#JustStopOil #NoNewOil #StopRosebank #YouthDemand
westcountryvoices.co.uk/it-seems-sel...
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🚨 BREAKING: SOUTHWARK 8 TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
⚖️ 8 Just Stop Oil supporters charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance begin their 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
⚖️ 8 Just Stop Oil supporters charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance begin their 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
February 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨 BREAKING: SOUTHWARK 8 TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
⚖️ 8 Just Stop Oil supporters charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance begin their 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
⚖️ 8 Just Stop Oil supporters charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance begin their 6 week trial at Southwark Crown Court.
Your donations to Youth Demand will be DOUBLED until Sunday. Help us take action for Palestine and the climate crisis!
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #FreePalestine
chuffed.org/project/in-2...
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #FreePalestine
chuffed.org/project/in-2...
Youth Demand: In 2025, We Shut It Down
A group of anonymous wealthy donors have pledged to matched donations up to £10,000 until the end of Sunday 23rd February! This is our big shot to raise the funds we need to organise mass direct actio...
chuffed.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Your donations to Youth Demand will be DOUBLED until Sunday. Help us take action for Palestine and the climate crisis!
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #FreePalestine
chuffed.org/project/in-2...
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #FreePalestine
chuffed.org/project/in-2...
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🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
February 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
LORD WALNEY DUMPED (and on Valentine’s Day, no less)
EXCLUSIVE from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - The Home Office confirms that Walney, who was appointed by Boris Johnson, will leave Government.
Read: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/k...
#SackLordWalney #SackedLordWalney
It’s a very small step that we can all take - to meet with our MPs to explain why #Rosebank shouldn’t go ahead.
This way, they can never say we didn’t try going through official channels first.
#StopRosebank #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
This way, they can never say we didn’t try going through official channels first.
#StopRosebank #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP for a meeting on 3-9th March
Join our Action Week to make sure that every MP hears from their constituents. For a safe climate and affordable energy, we need to stop Rosebank and all new oil & gas now.
Use our template letter ...
actionnetwork.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It’s a very small step that we can all take - to meet with our MPs to explain why #Rosebank shouldn’t go ahead.
This way, they can never say we didn’t try going through official channels first.
#StopRosebank #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
This way, they can never say we didn’t try going through official channels first.
#StopRosebank #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #YouthDemand
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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⚖️ MANCHESTER 5 ON TRIAL
The trial of the 5 Just Stop Oil supporters arrested by Greater Manchester Police 6 months ago begins today at Manchester Crown Court.
They have all been on remand since August.
One of those on trial is Noah Crane, 19, who was arrested for allegedly buying some phones.
The trial of the 5 Just Stop Oil supporters arrested by Greater Manchester Police 6 months ago begins today at Manchester Crown Court.
They have all been on remand since August.
One of those on trial is Noah Crane, 19, who was arrested for allegedly buying some phones.
February 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
⚖️ MANCHESTER 5 ON TRIAL
The trial of the 5 Just Stop Oil supporters arrested by Greater Manchester Police 6 months ago begins today at Manchester Crown Court.
They have all been on remand since August.
One of those on trial is Noah Crane, 19, who was arrested for allegedly buying some phones.
The trial of the 5 Just Stop Oil supporters arrested by Greater Manchester Police 6 months ago begins today at Manchester Crown Court.
They have all been on remand since August.
One of those on trial is Noah Crane, 19, who was arrested for allegedly buying some phones.
On Thursday, I was found guilty of causing £100k worth of damage to the Treasury Building.
We face up to 10 years in prison, while two of my codefendants could face deportation.
Please support and share our crowdfunder!
#JustStopOil #YouthDemand #DefendOurJuries
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We face up to 10 years in prison, while two of my codefendants could face deportation.
Please support and share our crowdfunder!
#JustStopOil #YouthDemand #DefendOurJuries
chuffed.org/project/help...
Help Eddie and Alexia fight deportation and stay afloat
Alexia and Eddie sprayed the Treasury with Just Stop Oil in 2022. Over two years on, on the very same day the Jackdaw oil field they were protesting was ruled unlawful, Eddie and Alexia have been foun...
chuffed.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
On Thursday, I was found guilty of causing £100k worth of damage to the Treasury Building.
We face up to 10 years in prison, while two of my codefendants could face deportation.
Please support and share our crowdfunder!
#JustStopOil #YouthDemand #DefendOurJuries
chuffed.org/project/help...
We face up to 10 years in prison, while two of my codefendants could face deportation.
Please support and share our crowdfunder!
#JustStopOil #YouthDemand #DefendOurJuries
chuffed.org/project/help...
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BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
January 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
“An increase in floods, droughts, and wildfires will wreak havoc on the global food system […]
“Densely populated areas will become unfit for human life […]
“Struggles over scarce resources will produce military conflict […]“
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil
newrepublic.com/article/1904...
“Densely populated areas will become unfit for human life […]
“Struggles over scarce resources will produce military conflict […]“
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil
newrepublic.com/article/1904...
This Climate Activist Has a Plan to Defeat Trumpism. He’s in Prison.
Roger Hallam is serving a five-year sentence for advocating direct action during a videoconference. It hasn’t stopped him.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“An increase in floods, droughts, and wildfires will wreak havoc on the global food system […]
“Densely populated areas will become unfit for human life […]
“Struggles over scarce resources will produce military conflict […]“
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil
newrepublic.com/article/1904...
“Densely populated areas will become unfit for human life […]
“Struggles over scarce resources will produce military conflict […]“
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil
newrepublic.com/article/1904...
#JustStopOil disrupt Sigourney Weaver’s performance of The Tempest.
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just Stop Oil disrupts Sigourney Weaver West End play - BBC News
Two people are arrested after protesters walked on stage during Monday's performance of The Tempest.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#JustStopOil disrupt Sigourney Weaver’s performance of The Tempest.
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
URGENT: Imagine paying for food poisoning and covering the restaurant’s debts when it goes under. That’s what water bosses could do to us.
Tell your MP to back @labourlewis and support New Clause 8 to #BanTheBailouts today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/0ecf...
Tell your MP to back @labourlewis and support New Clause 8 to #BanTheBailouts today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/0ecf...
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
URGENT: Imagine paying for food poisoning and covering the restaurant’s debts when it goes under. That’s what water bosses could do to us.
Tell your MP to back @labourlewis and support New Clause 8 to #BanTheBailouts today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/0ecf...
Tell your MP to back @labourlewis and support New Clause 8 to #BanTheBailouts today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/0ecf...
This is a perfect example of why trying to make change through official channels alone is never enough.
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #CANBill
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #CANBill
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour MPs ordered to sink landmark climate and environment bill
Exclusive: Supporters of bill say Labour has already insisted on removal of clauses requiring UK to meet targets agreed at Cop and other summits
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is a perfect example of why trying to make change through official channels alone is never enough.
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #CANBill
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#YouthDemand #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #CANBill
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I am a (climate) scientist AND a speculative fiction writer and I can tell you that our future is already clear
Institute of Actuaries report forecasts 25% GDP fall and 2 billion dead if 2C breached by 2050 (it could be as soon as 2034)
Then it get really bad
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Institute of Actuaries report forecasts 25% GDP fall and 2 billion dead if 2C breached by 2050 (it could be as soon as 2034)
Then it get really bad
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Scientists can help governments plan for the future. But don’t forget sci-fi writers: we can do it too | Emma Newman
Our job is to imagine scenarios from the impact of the climate crisis to the rise of AI – and decision-makers need our help, says Emma Newman
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I am a (climate) scientist AND a speculative fiction writer and I can tell you that our future is already clear
Institute of Actuaries report forecasts 25% GDP fall and 2 billion dead if 2C breached by 2050 (it could be as soon as 2034)
Then it get really bad
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Institute of Actuaries report forecasts 25% GDP fall and 2 billion dead if 2C breached by 2050 (it could be as soon as 2034)
Then it get really bad
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Flooding is thought of as a natural disaster, and it is true that we cannot prevent flooding from happening altogether.
However, the questions of who is protected from flooding and who bears the brunt are answered by the decisions of people, not the blind force of nature (🧵)
However, the questions of who is protected from flooding and who bears the brunt are answered by the decisions of people, not the blind force of nature (🧵)
January 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Flooding is thought of as a natural disaster, and it is true that we cannot prevent flooding from happening altogether.
However, the questions of who is protected from flooding and who bears the brunt are answered by the decisions of people, not the blind force of nature (🧵)
However, the questions of who is protected from flooding and who bears the brunt are answered by the decisions of people, not the blind force of nature (🧵)
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BREAKING 🚨 : over 400,000 signatures and counting, calling on UK Gov to STOP new oil drilling and SPEED UP a just transition to cheaper cleaner energy.
January 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING 🚨 : over 400,000 signatures and counting, calling on UK Gov to STOP new oil drilling and SPEED UP a just transition to cheaper cleaner energy.
Respect to the #YouthDemand supporters arrested for the egregious offence of holding blank placards outside the #BBC HQ.
#FreePalestine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreePalestine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Corbyn and McDonnell face police interview after pro-Palestinian rally
The former Labour leader and former shadow chancellor will voluntarily attend a police station.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Respect to the #YouthDemand supporters arrested for the egregious offence of holding blank placards outside the #BBC HQ.
#FreePalestine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreePalestine
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“At 3C or more of heating by 2050, there could be more than 4 billion deaths, significant sociopolitical fragmentation worldwide, failure of states […] and extinction events.”
#NoNewOil #ClimateReparations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#NoNewOil #ClimateReparations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“At 3C or more of heating by 2050, there could be more than 4 billion deaths, significant sociopolitical fragmentation worldwide, failure of states […] and extinction events.”
#NoNewOil #ClimateReparations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#NoNewOil #ClimateReparations
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1984 critiques of energy models; so valid today for IAMs!
Thompson: Among the energy tribes.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wynne: Institutional Context..
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Keepin: Technical appraisal.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you're to read one, I suggest Thompson.
Thompson: Among the energy tribes.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wynne: Institutional Context..
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Keepin: Technical appraisal.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you're to read one, I suggest Thompson.
January 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
1984 critiques of energy models; so valid today for IAMs!
Thompson: Among the energy tribes.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wynne: Institutional Context..
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Keepin: Technical appraisal.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you're to read one, I suggest Thompson.
Thompson: Among the energy tribes.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wynne: Institutional Context..
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Keepin: Technical appraisal.. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you're to read one, I suggest Thompson.
Reposted by Edred 'Eddie' Whittingham
Politicians did this.
Billionaires did this.
Fossil fuel executives did this.
While students, grandmothers and doctors are imprisoned in the UK for trying to prevent it.
Billionaires did this.
Fossil fuel executives did this.
While students, grandmothers and doctors are imprisoned in the UK for trying to prevent it.
January 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Politicians did this.
Billionaires did this.
Fossil fuel executives did this.
While students, grandmothers and doctors are imprisoned in the UK for trying to prevent it.
Billionaires did this.
Fossil fuel executives did this.
While students, grandmothers and doctors are imprisoned in the UK for trying to prevent it.
2024 was 1.6°C above the preindustrial average.
A reminder that a sustained rise of 1.5°C means death and social collapse for millions of people, and the triggering of tipping points in the climate system that then cannot be undone.
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A reminder that a sustained rise of 1.5°C means death and social collapse for millions of people, and the triggering of tipping points in the climate system that then cannot be undone.
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
World's hottest year: 2024 first to pass 1.5C warming limit
Last year was the world's warmest on record, bringing temperatures above a politically symbolic milestone.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
2024 was 1.6°C above the preindustrial average.
A reminder that a sustained rise of 1.5°C means death and social collapse for millions of people, and the triggering of tipping points in the climate system that then cannot be undone.
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A reminder that a sustained rise of 1.5°C means death and social collapse for millions of people, and the triggering of tipping points in the climate system that then cannot be undone.
#NoNewOil #YouthDemand
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Next time he needs to take a tractor.
January 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Next time he needs to take a tractor.
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🚨 BREAKING: DOCTOR IMPRISONED FOR 1 YEAR FOR TAKING NONVIOLENT ACTION TO PROTECT LIVES
⛓️ Dr Patrick Hart, a GP, has been sent to prison today after disabling petrol pumps in August 2022.
💸 He joins 19 other Just Stop Oil political prisoners. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
⛓️ Dr Patrick Hart, a GP, has been sent to prison today after disabling petrol pumps in August 2022.
💸 He joins 19 other Just Stop Oil political prisoners. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
January 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨 BREAKING: DOCTOR IMPRISONED FOR 1 YEAR FOR TAKING NONVIOLENT ACTION TO PROTECT LIVES
⛓️ Dr Patrick Hart, a GP, has been sent to prison today after disabling petrol pumps in August 2022.
💸 He joins 19 other Just Stop Oil political prisoners. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
⛓️ Dr Patrick Hart, a GP, has been sent to prison today after disabling petrol pumps in August 2022.
💸 He joins 19 other Just Stop Oil political prisoners. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...