Just Stop Oil supporters slow march through Cambridge
Around 35 people marched from Christ’s Pieces Park in Cambridge through shopping precincts and the town centre.
Supporters of the Just Stop Oil campaign staged ‘go slow’ marches in Cambridge and Reading yesterday.
Around 35 people marched from Christ’s Pieces Park in Cambridge through shopping precincts and the town centre, holding banners and handing out leaflets.
The group is asking the government to stop all new UK fossil fuel licences and consents.
Christiane, a 53 year old Archaeological Project Manager from Cambridge attending the march there, said: “I’m really worried. East Anglia is still officially in a drought because of an incredibly dry winter. We saw harvest failures and wild-fires last year. What’s going to happen this year?
“We need to stop new oil and gas and invest in cheaper renewables instead, as well as public transport and flood protection. Instead our criminal Government keeps subsidising oil and gas companies to the tune of £236m a week, even though they are making record profits. Where’s the justice in that when we can’t afford our bills?”
The regional marches come just over a week ahead of Just Stop Oil’s plans for ongoing disruption in central London.
Home secretary, Suella Braverman, previously said the "disruption is a threat to our way of life".