Extinction Rebellion responds to energy and arms lobbyist Lord Walney’s proposals to effectively ban protest groups which threaten his clients profitspress@extinctionrebellion.uk | +44(0)7756136396In response to the publication today of the government-commissioned report Protecting our Democracy from Coercion [1] by energy and arms Lobbyist Lord Walney, a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion said:“We are a movement committed to non violence. We train everyone acting in the name of Extinction Rebellion in non violence. We have a policy for how to clear an area for emergency services. An attempt by Bindman’s solicitors to give Palestine Action the right of reply to claims in the report before publication was deemed “unnecessary” by a government lawyer. The publication of the report comes the same day as the High Court agreed with Liberty that the government used undemocratic means to change protest laws against the will of parliament and that this was unlawful.
