Just Stop Oil has vowed to end disruptive protests, claiming it has succeeded because the government is planning to end new oil and gas extraction. The campaigners said they would hold one final protest in central London on April 26 before ceasing direct action. The protest group came to attention in April 2022 by disrupting oil terminals, with hundreds of activists dressed in distinctive orange high-visibility vests. After years of road protests and stunts, including repeatedly throwing orange paint at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and dropping orange dye at a snooker tournament, several key figures are now in prison with lengthy sentences. The group said it was ending high-profile protests, which included orange powder paint being sprayed on Stonehenge last year, because they had effectively

Source: The Times March 27, 2025 23:32 UTC