Controversy around the blockade of British newspapers by Extinction Rebellion (XR) continues to build, with one former New Scotland Yard counter terrorism chief saying police should use “intrusive surveillance,” because the climate activist group is “as extreme as any extremist organization.”
XR on Friday blockaded overnight two printing presses that produce several British newspapers, causing their distribution to be delayed. According to the police, 51 activists were charged for a blockade in Hertfordshire blockade, and 26 at a separate blockade in Merseyside.
