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Is It Okay for Angry Motorists to Run Over Insulate Britain Protesters?
Here’s what happens when the stupid actions of protesters angers ordinary people
Yesterday, I saw this video where a motorist drove into an Insulate Britain protester (don’t worry, they survived):
Who are Insulate Britain?
They are climate campaigners who, according to their website, have two demands:
1 — That the UK government immediately promises to fully fund and take responsibility for the insulation of all social housing in Britain by 2025;
2 — That the UK government immediately promises to produce within four months a legally binding national plan to fully fund and take responsibility for the full low-energy and low-carbon whole-house retrofit , with no externalised costs, of all homes in Britain by 2030 as part of a just transition to full decarbonisation of all parts of society and the economy.