Five Insulate Britain activists were jailed on Wednesday after they breached a high court injunction prohibiting them from obstructing traffic on the M25 motorway last year. The climate activist group repeatedly blocked traffic on the UK’s motorways and busy streets, demanding the government insulate all British homes by 2030 to help decarbonise the economy. One of the activists, 27-year-old Ben Taylor, is currently serving a previous sentence for a separate account of the same charge. According to Insulate Britain, Taylor was due to be released later this month after serving half of his six-month sentence. He’s now given a further 32-day prison term. Four other activists, 63-year-old Theresa Norton, 62-year-old Dr. Diana Warner, 35-year-old El Litten, and 62-year-old Steve Pritchard, have been sentenced to between 24 and 42 days in prison. The quartet glued themselves to the steps outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday instead of attending court before the police un-glued them …
More Traffic-Blocking Eco-Activists Jailed in UK for Contempt of Court
February 2, 2022
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