Activists protest in Scottish Power over rising energy bills

ShareCampaigners have staged protests in buildings including the Scottish Power HQ in Glasgow against rising energy bills and “sky-rocketing” levels of fuel poverty, according to organisers.

Footage of the protest showed museum visitors watching in the background as a group of campaigners sat in a circle on the floor and one thanked “XR rebels, Don’t Pay UK, Fuel Poverty Action, Disability Action” for “highlighting this cost-of-living crisis”.https://twitter.com/dontpayuk/status/1599036055600402433/video/1

In Hastings, campaigners will enter a branch of Barclays due to the bank’s investments in fossil fuels which they said are exacerbating both energy prices and the climate crisis. “While the Government stands by, we’re coming together in our communities to fight back and keep each other warm.” This would be paid for by “ending all public money subsidising fossil fuels, a more effective windfall tax on energy companies and higher tariffs on luxury household energy use.”

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