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Zack Polanski & Extinction Rebellion

Polanski, Green Party and XR activist was speaking to Andrew Castle on LBC this morning. The discussion was mainly about XR and AC asked him when the next demonstration was due to take place so that commuters in London could be prepared in advance to deal with the major disruption and inconvenience it will cause them. Polanski wouldn't be pushed to give that info but was happy to push his own agenda instead. He told AC that that he is standing as a candidate for the London Assembly so that, wait for it....he will have a say in keeping London moving. Oh the delicious irony! 😸

Sue Hammond ● 2727d9 Comments

The whole point is that business as usual needs to be interrupted because we need to stop and think about the changes we all need to make.

Philippa Bond ● 2726d

Agree Philippa. There is a lot we can do to reduce our footprint, won’t materially affect our lifestyle, and might even improve it. Eating a veggie meal or two per week, walking a bit more.  I don’t see why politicians are so afraid of this issue.

Ruth Pates ● 2725d

Bringing central London to a standstill will not encourage people to eat a veggie meal or force tradespeople to get on a bike.🙄 To continue with these highly disruptive protests that inconvenience 1000s of commuters and cause businesses and tradespeople to lose money will be counterproductive and will turn people against the cause.

Sue Hammond ● 2725d

In the absence of meaningful local and national government leadership, how can we persuade people to change?  We now have ~ 10 years to significantly reduce emissions.  Serious question from me. If everyone against protests, how would you draw attention to the issues instead?  What do you think would bring about support for the cause and action?

Ruth Pates ● 2725d

Extinction Rebellion... annoying and inconvenient, but so is the dreadful impact on the planet if we continue.  Our population is doubling at an alarming rate (I remember being taught about this in school in the 60s, it seemed so far away, but we never talk about it now).

Bunny Payne ● 2725d

Can recommend Factfulness for those who want to focus on potential solutions

Ruth Pates ● 2725d

Yes I'm afraid eating veggie can make you ill, so go have a big meaty burger.

Barbara Stevens ● 2725d

Meat-free Mondays has been going for quite a while and gives lots of ideas:https://www.meatfreemondays.com/There was another Strike for the Climate last Friday in Parliament Square.  We were with a group of teenagers coming up from Oxfordshire on the London train.I think it sad that our intransigence and self-interest could be detrimental to their future.

Philippa Bond ● 2724d

Veggie/veganism is good for you:https://nutriciously.com/vegan-doctors/When I was having some tests a couple of years ago both my NHS doctor and consultant were pleased to hear that my diet was veggie, nearly vegan. Must admit that was originally for animal welfare and disgust at poor business practices in the meat industry. Who could be so stupid as to feed meat to plant eating animals?

Michael Ixer ● 2724d