Essay by Eric Worrall

Just Stop Oil are upset the London Pride organisers accepted sponsorship from “polluters”.

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt London Pride over ‘polluting’ sponsors

Met police make arrests after activists block parade in Piccadilly by sitting in front of Coca-Cola truck

PA Media Sun 2 Jul 2023 00.00 AEST

Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the event accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”.

A number of protesters were arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck.

The Metropolitan police said protesters sat in the middle of the road on Piccadilly at 1.30pm, causing the parade to stop.

After 16 minutes, police arrested seven protesters for public nuisance offences and the parade continued again one minute later.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/01/just-stop-oil-protesters-disrupt-london-pride-over-polluting-sponsors

The police were especially prompt in removing the Just Stop Oil protestors, who on this occasion don’t appear to have glued themselves to anything.