Extinction Rebellion crack windows at News UK building over ‘climate denial’
Climate action group Extinction Rebellion have targeted the News UK building in London Bridge, cracking windows and spraying the side as they accuse the company of “climate denial”.
The activists approached the building at 1 London Bridge at around 6.30am this morning, which houses newspaper titles owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK such as The Sun, The Times and the Telegraph.
Two people cracked two windows at the entrance of the building while four others chalk sprayed “TELL THE TRUTH” and “40 DEGREES = DEATH” on the front of the building, and pasted recent copies of The Sun headlines about the heatwave on to windows.
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Happening now – Rebels have cracked windows at News UK & sprayed #TellTheTruth & “40 degrees = Death” to highlight the failure of the Murdoch press to cover the #heatwave & #ClimateCrisishttps://t.co/M4MuD7gUIa pic.twitter.com/RT1LDmZW2U
— Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍 (@XRebellionUK) July 19, 2022
Caspar Hughes, one of the protesters, said: “We are being betrayed by our press. My son is 15 years old, which means he’s facing possible societal collapse by the time he reaches his 30s.
“He and I will live and die in a world where famine will be measured in billions. War, disease and extreme weather will be far more commonplace.
“The biggest issue stopping Government, business and civil society from responding sensibly to the climate and ecological crises is the billionaire-owned media.”
Extinction Rebellion said the act came as a response to the media’s coverage of the current heatwave, in which the UK has seen record-breaking temperatures.
The climate activists took issue with The Sun who claimed the heatwave was not a crisis and used pictures of beach-goers on the front page.
Steve Tooze, member of XR and former journalist at The Sun and Daily Mail, said: “These newspapers have spent 30 life-or-death years denying or ignoring the climate crisis to ensure that Business As Usual keeps the money flowing into their already obscenely-bloated bank accounts.
“As a result, millions of us still have no clue about the terrifying dangers that threaten us.
“Newspapers that treat a deadly heatwave as an invitation to a fun day on the beach and use it to advance their puerile and divisive culture war nonsense are not newspapers at all. They are propaganda sheets for two very rich and evil men. We are no longer prepared to sit at home feeling angry and despairing at the lies and disinformation.”
News UK has been approached for comment.
Pictured top: Extinction Rebellion protesters outside News UK building (Picture: Extinction Rebellion)
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