“Spine chilling”: Former Counter-Terrorism boss on attempt to reclassify Extinction Rebellion as organised crime gang

Since Extinction Rebellion’s move to block areas around printing presses in Broxbourne and Knowsley there have been calls to use extreme powers to quash their activities.

The presses largely supply News International titles such as the Times and the Sun and the move was widely criticised by journalists and others. However, XR argue that reporting of Climate change has been ‘woeful’, thus contributing to the crisis.