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Just Stop Oil protesters should be cheered, not jeered
JAMES NALTON discusses how the narrative surrounding climate activists is increasingly negative, not just from the expected quarters of the Establishment, but from elsewhere too
A Just Stop Oil protester is carried off court 18 after throwing confetti on to the grass during Katie Boulter's first-round match against Daria Saville on day three of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, July 5, 2023

“I WANT a safe future, not just for my grandchildren but for all children around the world and the generations to come,” said Deborah Wilde, 68, a retired teacher from London.

The Wimbledon crowd booed her.

“I don’t want my grandchildren, nieces and nephews to suffer,” said William John Ward, 66, a retired civil engineer from Epsom.

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