Extinction Rebellion eco protesters threaten to 'shut down' Heathrow airport
Apr 18, 2019, 8:48 am
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Apr 18, 2019, 8:49 am
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Apr 18, 2019, 8:49 am
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The issue will be airport workers getting in. Their car parks generally require them to use a bus through the tunnels.
I am flying out of T5 tomorrow, and keeping my fingers crossed.
Apr 18, 2019, 9:03 am
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Then why not target the caues of the problem?
- Donald Trump denies that climate change exists. Why not glue yourself to the entrance to his Scottish golf course
- China, Russia and the US carry out activities that cause most climate change. Why not glue yourself to the door of their embassies?
Apr 18, 2019, 9:08 am
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Will be keeping a very close eye on this, we’re due to fly out of T3 on Saturday for a much needed holiday, heading off tomorrow for an overnight stay so will possibly get the opportunity to see what’s what.
Apr 18, 2019, 9:12 am
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If there are 20 people lying in the middle of the road causing an obstrutction then the polce should be straight in there and drag them out the way, not talking to them politely asking them if they would mind moving.
The reason these people do what they do is because they know they will not be called to account for their actions. It's like people getting drunk and disrupting a flight. They get a good talking to and that's about it. If they were made to pay the true financial cost of their actions, they wouldn't cause trouble in the first place.
The reason these people do what they do is because they know they will not be called to account for their actions. It's like people getting drunk and disrupting a flight. They get a good talking to and that's about it. If they were made to pay the true financial cost of their actions, they wouldn't cause trouble in the first place.
Apr 18, 2019, 9:17 am
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Due out at 7.40am on Saturday morning. It's one of those rare occasions where i which I had booked from Luton instead 
Apr 18, 2019, 9:23 am
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While I can understand their action and it's a more appropriate target to blockade an airport than trains in London, there's an easy solution - if they disrupt flights and other people's travel plans they are then banned from flying from any UK airport for 10 years whether for work or leisure, won't be a problem for any climate change protester apart from the hypocrites.
Apr 18, 2019, 9:24 am
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Not today they weren’t. A bunch of them
were refused bail today and remanded until 14 May. Their lawyer said that it was disproportionate, which I thought was a bit rich considering that his clients have been screwing up London for a week and plan to continue doing so.
were refused bail today and remanded until 14 May. Their lawyer said that it was disproportionate, which I thought was a bit rich considering that his clients have been screwing up London for a week and plan to continue doing so.
