Insulate Britain - Part 2

Need to be in Dover for 8 tomorrow morning so leaving Sunbury at 5.45, hopefully, too early for them.

swords_alive said:

Good luck to them, while also hoping no-one gets hurt and no-one misses an important appointment!

The UN Emissions Gap report suggests current plans are far too weak; 
"To stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C, we have eight years to almost halve greenhouse gas emissions: eight years to make the plans, put in place the policies, implement them and ultimately deliver the cuts," said Inger Andersen, executive director of Unep." - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59049770

Once that tipping point comes in global warming, there's no going back. I think more desperate forms of protest are inevitable.

I don't think their methods are helping their cause, but we must certainly do far more to prevent a disaster. I suspect there will be a lot more protests during COP 26 as so many countries are not taking enough action to stop damaging climate change

It seems the Government is running scared about the backlash from voters, over their refusal last week to stop the water companies from discharging raw sewage into our seas and rivers. Perhaps letting them know that they will lose votes unless they take the necessary action, is the best way to get the message across.

cafcnick1992 said:

There's an older fella with whispy grey hair who appears to be in every Insulate Britain protest. Bloke must travel the country at 5am just to sit on motorway sections.

I actually have huge respect for his persistence in annoying as many people as possible. 

Lets hope he's the first to be chewing someone's bumper tomorrow morning....

Hartleypete said:

Bunch of absolute wankers only intent is to cause hassle for millions of law abiding people. I really hope one of them comes a cropper, they don’t care about people trying to get to hospitals etc, pure scum.

Law abiding people? The standard of driving on the M25 must have improved. 😀

cafcnick1992 said:

There's an older fella with whispy grey hair who appears to be in every Insulate Britain protest. Bloke must travel the country at 5am just to sit on motorway sections.

I actually have huge respect for his persistence in annoying as many people as possible. 

Ah you’ve seen @ElfsborgAddick as well. 

cafcnick1992 said:

There's an older fella with whispy grey hair who appears to be in every Insulate Britain protest. Bloke must travel the country at 5am just to sit on motorway sections.

I actually have huge respect for his persistence in annoying as many people as possible. 

I'm not surprised.

ricky_otto said:

cafcnick1992 said:

There's an older fella with whispy grey hair who appears to be in every Insulate Britain protest. Bloke must travel the country at 5am just to sit on motorway sections.

I actually have huge respect for his persistence in annoying as many people as possible. 

Try telling that to the person who’s mother had a stroke whilst these wankers blocked the road. 

It was tongue-in-cheek. That's awful and I would be absolutely furious in your position. Hope she's on the mend.

cafcnick1992 said:

ricky_otto said:

cafcnick1992 said:

There's an older fella with whispy grey hair who appears to be in every Insulate Britain protest. Bloke must travel the country at 5am just to sit on motorway sections.

I actually have huge respect for his persistence in annoying as many people as possible. 

Try telling that to the person who’s mother had a stroke whilst these wankers blocked the road. 

It was tongue-in-cheek. That's awful and I would be absolutely furious in your position. Hope she's on the mend.

I’m my position wtf are you on about? It wasn’t my mother was it.. Had it have been I’d have been up on multiple murder charges by now. 

ricky_otto said:

cafcnick1992 said:

ricky_otto said:

cafcnick1992 said:

There's an older fella with whispy grey hair who appears to be in every Insulate Britain protest. Bloke must travel the country at 5am just to sit on motorway sections.

I actually have huge respect for his persistence in annoying as many people as possible. 

Try telling that to the person who’s mother had a stroke whilst these wankers blocked the road. 

It was tongue-in-cheek. That's awful and I would be absolutely furious in your position. Hope she's on the mend.

I’m my position wtf are you on about? It wasn’t my mother was it.. Had it have been I’d have been up on multiple murder charges by now. 

Bloody hell I mis-read that completely. 

Macronate said:

Insulate Britain acknowledges the inconvenience and irritation we are causing to the public in our campaign, we ask that you understand that the days of disruption are necessary to force a government to fulfill its most basic of duties to protect and defend its people. Insulate Britain considers the UK Government to be in treasonous betrayal of this country.

We ask that:

• People do not use the M25, or if they do, speeds are reduced to 20 mph to minimise the risk of accidents.

• The Highway agency acts on its responsibilities to keep the public safe by enforcing this speed limit.

• The police refuse to arrest us, as we are upholding the British constitution and they have a duty to refuse to obey any government that fails to uphold its first and most important responsibility: the protection of people in Britain.

So they’re approaching this on the basis of protecting the people of Britain whilst potentially putting lives at risk with the manner of their protests.

Of all the carbon emissions and all the things you might not agree with the government on, his seems a very strange hill, or road, to die on.  Possibly literally. 

Why do they always come to the South? Give us a break you tossers, go and glue yourselves to spaghetti junction or the M42 for a change.

DPFC said:

Apparently with half the world shut down  Virtually no planes flying  or cruise ships sailing the amount of co2 in the atmosphere actually rose to record levels. Is the whole problem really all man made or is something else going on

The former