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As always, I will leave it up to Brits to determine if this report is accurate or not.

UK Climate Activists Jailed, With Controversial Protest Restrictions Coming
by Dominic Glover
November 19, 2021

https://www.courthousenews.com/uk-clima ... ns-coming/

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(Courthouse News) — Nine climate protesters were jailed in the United Kingdom this week for contempt of court, following a campaign of civil disobedience which has disrupted the country's motorway network for months.

In defiant scenes outside London's Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday, activists from the group Insulate Britain claimed that their actions were justified, and said that the verdict demonstrated "cowardice" on the part of the government.

A High Court judge determined that "the balance between the protesters' right to protest and the right of members of the public to use the highways is to be determined not by the say-so of the protesters, but according to the law."

Since September, more than 150 Insulate Britain protesters have been arrested a total of 854 times whilst blocking critical transport arteries, such as London's orbital highway, the M25, and the Port of Dover, by gluing themselves to roads. Their actions have sparked frequent confrontations with commuters, and led to the government securing four separate High Court injunctions against the group to prevent the obstruction of traffic.

The group is calling on the government to fully fund the insulation of all houses in the U.K. by 2030, arguing that British housing is the least energy efficient in Europe, with home heating contributing to nearly 15% of the country's emissions.
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Govt to miss clean rail target by 235 years, claim Lib Dems

Thursday, 18 Nov, 2021

Only 179 kilometres of railway track were electrified last year, meaning it could take another 235 years to meet the Government’s own net-zero rail target, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

It comes as the Government published its strategy today confirming cuts to the HS2 high speed rail line in Yorkshire and the East Midlands.

Today’s plan has announced the electrification of “around 180 route miles” (289km), which is just 2.2% of the Government’s target of electrifying 13,000km of railway track by 2050.

Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said: “These figures are a huge embarrassment for the Government as they lift the lid on their shiny new rail plan. But it’s hardly a shock – the Conservatives haven’t hit their electrification targets in years.”

https://www.politics.co.uk/news-in-brie ... -lib-dems/
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Tory MPs try to trigger Boris Johnson leadership contest with ‘no confidence’ letters

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Boris Johnson's deputy has insisted the prime minister is "on great form" despite reports that Conservative MPs have written to their party asking for him to be replaced.

A dozen Tory MPs are said to have written to the chair of the Tory backbench committee, with one senior MP telling The Sun newspaper: “There is real anger. He has until Spring to get back on track or he will be in real trouble."

Under Conservative party rules a leadership contest is triggered if 15 per cent of sitting Conservative MPs write a letter to the chair of the 1922 committee demanding one – a figure which currently equates to 54 letters.

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wjfox wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:33 pm
Thinking about maybe moving there if they actually succeed?
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wjfox wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:33 pm
At this point Scotland probably would be better off going their own way. Do you agree?
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raklian wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:36 pm
Thinking about maybe moving there if they actually succeed?
If they rejoin the EU, yeah.

England will only get worse, more polarised, more hate-filled and stupefied, the longer Brexit goes on. It'll be bad for my mental health to stay here.

weatheriscool wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:59 am
At this point Scotland probably would be better off going their own way. Do you agree?
There are questions around the economics of going it alone, e.g. North Sea oil reserves are depleted now. But in the long run, I think it could work out.
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This is the kind of shit I'm talking about.

England is stuffed full of these disgusting, racist imbeciles:

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/ ... ed-258352/
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wjfox wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:51 am If they rejoin the EU, yeah.

There are questions around the economics of going it alone, e.g. North Sea oil reserves are depleted now. But in the long run, I think it could work out.
Your situation and views regarding it kinda parallel mine and Canada's, so I hope this works out for you. Our northern neighbors do seem a bit more civilized yeah?
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