First, the custard. Then, the rhubarb-rhubarb: Direct action historically has been a major way that we've got change. I mean, you can look at, historically, through the Suffragettes, through the miners' strikes, through all of the major changes. Yes, some of it is...
The Modern Movement vs. the Miserable Moment
ATTENTION - VISITORS FROM CACC CAMPAIGN WEBSITES AND EMAILS. ALTHOUGH IT IS SPELLED OUT IN WHITE AND BLACK, MANY OF YOU HAVE FAILED TO REALISE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ORGANISERS OF THE EVENT. THE DEMONSTRATION IS ORGANISED BY MODERN MOVEMENT. Thanks, the Editors....
The Movement Movement
One of the most toxic effects of environmentalism's tendency to reduce human needs and wants to problems that need to be contained and controlled is found in the debate over transport policy. Movement itself is threatened by demands that we reduce our 'impact' on the...
The Pastiche Politics of the Runway Rush
Following the Plane Stupid protest group's day in court recently, another climate group, Climate Rush is planning disruptive action at Heathrow and Manchester airports next Monday, according to activist media portal, Indymedia. Hundreds of anti-aviation protesters are...
The Stupid Stansted Stupid Defence
The Stansted protesters have had their day in court. Most of the 22 campaigners, who are members of the group Plane Stupid, were ordered to do between 50 and 90 hours community service after admitting aggravated trespass. The incident closed the airport in Essex for...
The Completely Cuckoo Climate Change Cyberspace Conspiracy Conspiracy
How long has it been since we last mentioned George Monbiot? The truth is that we simply got bored of his predictable column in the Guardian. Furthermore, we aren’t convinced that anyone actually takes him at all seriously, apart from the people who book him for media...
Plane Selfish
Ridiculous, self-indulgent, self-absorbed, self-righteous, and self-important protest outfit, Plane Stupid broke into Stansted Airport today, to delay the reopening of a runway. The group's website quotes one of their number, 21 year old Tilly, "We're here because our...