5th Aug 2008

Kingsnorth Climate Camp

Police are blocking food deliveries to the Kingsnorth climate camp

In addition to blocking food, police have confiscated such dangerous items as disabled access ramps, crayons, marker pens, radios, banners, nuts and bolts holding toilet cubicles together, blackboard paint, biodegradable soap, and toilet paper.

Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for the South-East:

"The climate camp protest is a peaceful and legitimate demonstration against a proposed facility that many view as a potent symbol of the government's misguided commitment to highly polluting and unsustainable fossil fuels."

"Activists from far and wide have travelled to register their disgust at government support for new coal-fired power stations and at the lack of urgent action on climate change."

"I am shocked by the violent and excessive attack on civil liberties meted out by the police here, as is my Green colleague on the London assembly and member of the Metrolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones, who has already raised concerns with Met commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, and New Scotland Yard. We will be calling for any Met officers who have acted inappropriately to be reprimanded, fined or even sacked. It is crucial that we defend the right to peaceful protest, a right that is under threat from the government's disproportionate anti-terrorism legislation and anti-democratic amendments to its planning bill."

For more information, please contact Scott Redding, on 07906 316 726, or at: sgredding2003@yahoo.co.uk