General Chat

My understanding is that if you want to block a road the local authorities, police etc have to be given notice and that it is against the law to totally block the Queens highway. Trouble is the protesters could accuse the police for assault if they tried to remove them.

Just leave them there and don’t offer them anything. No food, no water and no publicity and the police should be there to prevent anyone else giving them anything either. They’ll eventually get bored, tired, hungry etc.

I couldn't believe it that the police were actually asking them if they were ok and to ask if they needed anything. What has our society come to when people acting outside the law are offered help to continue at the expense of others trying to get to their legal jobs etc rather than immediately being arrested.

On insulation, some years ago we qualified and had done cavity wall insulation. It was great, never had any problems with it and our heating bills were less and the house definitely warmer.

We were fortunate that the previous owners of our house had left us the certificate they had received from the company that had installed cavity wall insulation about two years before we moved in. It meant that the guys who insulated our roof space decided we did not need new cavity wall insulation which they were also authorised to do if needed. (The roof was already insulated, but thinly so, rather than leave it, the guys installed much thicker insulation which we were pleased about.)

We extended twice so the back of our house has more glass than wall. We have two big windows at the front and two smaller ones so I’m hoping the insulation in the two side walls will, as our friend so nicely puts it, see us out! :-0

JoyLouise, we are having things done in our house new carpets, decorated etc and it will see us out :-D

As I remember it, the M25 was a regular meandering car park. :-(

I cannot believe that these idiots are still causing chaos on the m25 and other junctions??
Some of the ones that were arrested are straight back out blocking the roads again! Obviously the charge or caution didnt have the desired affect. Fine them £2000.00 for disruption to public services etc and keep them locked up until they pay the fine.

Florence in the hebrides

I'd corral them so they could not get away and not offer them sustenance at all. They'd also have 'to go' where they could find a corner too.

The news this morning spoke, yet again, of the many vacancies we have in our country at the moment. Some of this lot could perhaps be persuaded into filling some under threat of losing any benefits they may be getting or under threat of a criminal conviction following them for the rest of their lives.

Intentionally blocking the highway, preventing access by emergency services, assault, damage to property, aggressive behaviour - I'd dig really deep to find something ..... I am not a solicitor but I would have expected a government lawyer to find any number of charges to level against them.

Allowing them to continue makes me wonder whether there are relatives of 'high-ups' among the mob.

We can't be doing with favouritism now, can we? :-0 ;-) :-|

Well, they are at it again :-|

Surely, this action is counter productive with thousands of cars sat there with their engines running.

I'm surprised that some motorists haven't taken the law into their own hands :-0

Not sure what the punishment should be for this type of crime because a fine doesn't seem adequate :-P

Oh my unbelievable LondonBelle!! Haven't heard any news today so far but hearing this has made my blood boil.

Has the police force gone soft? They have been fined and then released to do it all over again. Yes counter productive as all the fumes from running cars is polluting the atmosphere.
What planet are these numpties on??

Someone said if they actually remove the people by say grabbing an arm and dragging them away, they would sue the police for assault? Well what about other demos then where the police have to forcibly remove the protestors as its the only way to clear them away.

As its been said, if you don't want a fine, then don't commit a crime and blocking the highway is an offence.

A week in prison with all privileges removed might do the trick or would that be against their human rights??

Florence in the hebrides

It’s difficult, I expect, because if someone so much as touches them they’ll not only squeal blue murder, they’ll allege assault and an attempt to breach their human rights.

No thoughts that anyone could charge them with threats of loss of income, breach of the motorists’ human rights or worse if an ambulance is blocked with a seriously injured person on board.

One guy has been removed four times :-|

I'm sure I read somewhere that the leaders of the demo have asked the police to lower the speed limit on the M25 :-0 :-S

The reports have been that a lot were arrested this time.

But a lot of the idiots have glued themselves to the tarmac. Surely the glue and the solvents aren’t doing the environment any good.

Assault....... if they weren't there protesting / breaking the law then they wouldn't be assaulted is my opinion anyway. And I think technically if they move out of the way to let emergency services through then they aren't blocking the road, I could be wrong though.

Anyone want to see them arrested for attempt murder or at least ABH??? A woman ended up paralysed after having a stroke because thanks to this lot they couldn’t get the poor woman to hospital on time.

They are at it again on the Surrey stretch. There is video of them almost killing themselves and that of a policeman. thank god the lorry managed to stop.

concrete jackets come to mind but i expect speed humps no use on m25
:-(

Well this Insulation group are still blooming protesting & causing chaos!!

I read somewhere online today that one of the protesters is married to the Transport for London Boss! She glued herself to the roof of a DLR train no less and was arrested several times.

Surely he should resign..what an embarrassment!

Her husband was a previous leading environmental campaigner for a charity called Living Streets.

Lock all of them up and throw away the key. Why should our police have to waste their time & energy on these useless articles when they have bigger fish to fry like catching murderers and paedophiles etc..

Florence in the hebrides

sham we don't no were they all live we could go and block them from getting out there homes barricade there street doors :-D :-D

i think they all should get asbos

Yes what a brilliant idea :-D :-D