Does the BBC cover politics evenly?
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage appeared on the BBC’s Today programme this morning.
This morning, commuters dragged a climate crisis protestor off of a London Underground train.
In a video that caught the moment, commuters are pleading with the protestor to get him to come down.
When he refuses, things are thrown at him and one commuter begins climbing up the train to try and get him down. As the commuter climbs, it appears the protestor kicks him before being dragged down off the train.
There appears to be a scuffle once the protestor is on the ground.
Extinction Rebellion begin their planned disruption of the tube on the Jubilee Line at Canning Town 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/oN8LDO1G0o
— Holly Collins (@HollyJoCollins) October 17, 2019
This morning’s event showcases the divide in the city’s opinion on Extinction Rebellion and the actions they are taking in the name of the climate crisis.
Moreover, many commentators have suggested that these most recent actions suggest a class divide in the climate debate – criticising the fact that XR are disrupting the lives of ordinary working class people instead of targeting big corporations.
I support the Extinction Rebellion protests because they’ve made people sit up and notice, but targeting an area like Canning Town where every hour of lost pay will have a major impact on people’s lives is stupid and wildly misjudged. Go after the big businesses and government.
— AAAARGHZZOPARDI (@TheAzzo) October 17, 2019
They are trying to drive the impact into all of our day to day lives.
— (((Will Ross)))🖐️ (@TwistedByKnaves) October 17, 2019
Because if we spend another 40 years chuntering safely and comfortably in conferences, talk shows and opinion columns, we will each face something far worse than a disrupted commute.
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