Police acting as ‘private security’ for Drax power station, say climate activists

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/25/police-acting-as-private-security-for-drax-power-station-say-climate-activists

Posted by denyer-no1-fan

6 Comments

  1. “North Yorkshire police said they acted “swiftly and robustly to reduce the risk of unlawful activity”. But environmental groups said they are outraged at the action, which came as the country was elsewhere gripped by violent anti-immigration riots.”

    Police protect national infrastructure. Activists butthurt.

  2. Minimum-Geologist-58 on

    If you burn wood and grow new trees to burn that is the epitome of carbon neutral. So I’m not sure why they’re protesting?

  3. “Forests are not fuel” – meanwhile they block nuclear power which would provide abundant power and mean we never need to use biomass or fossil fuels again (nor fund terrorist petrostates and dictatorships).

  4. 3106Throwaway181576 on

    Maybe if we allowed real private security in the UK the police would have more time to deal with actual criminals and developers could deal with these NIMBY’s by force themselves

  5. Largest power station in the country which is a vital part of UK infrastructure is protected by……. the police 😱