Takings and footfall are down by up to 25% in some stores, the New West End Company said, as it called on police to"take control of the situation".
Protesters from the Extinction Rebellion campaign have occupied the cross-roads outside Oxford Circus Underground station, camping out there for two days.Despite a police order restricting demonstrations to a site at Marble Arch, they have remained at some of the capital's busiest hotspots - including Waterloo Bridge.
So far at least 290 people have been arrested for taking part in the ongoing action as police say the demonstrations are causing"serious disruption".British Transport Police confirmed wi-fi has been shut off at some stations in a bid to deter demonstrators.
Easy answer give the organiser the bill and the people who have glued themselves to places as long ad they are safe leave them there
retailgazette says £10 million. More Murdoch lies
Why are metpoliceuk allowing this ? DEAL WITH IT!! People are trying to get on with their lives. Another example of tyranny of the minority. The majority suffer as the police give disproportionate succour to a minority of left wing soap dodgers
Fraud by Leave campaign has cost us a hell of a lot more, why aren’t you going after them. Or does this narrative fit more with you bankers opinions?
Businesses do not trump Climate change.
Great!!!!!!good luck to them brave people.stop the cars
Whole lot of them are idiots, all they doing is causing trouble and messing up people’s way of life. Shame these no good for nothing protesters don’t have life. Tell them to look at China? Sue the whole lot of these loons.
Climate change is a scam...
Wonder what their body heat is causing 🤣
Good.
That £12m should be taken out of the environmental budget
All unemployment wasters and hypocrites
The tube is run underground on electricity, isn’t this the sort of thing these people want ?
Wouldnt it make more sense to take to London’s streets on bicycles, or encourage the use of public transport? Civil disobedience is fine but be clever about it.
Did they aye ? How much did those racist bikers cost the other day ?
I do hope all these thousands of people have given up driving cars.
allandssmith Water cannon & soap... that will shift them 👍
Get the water cannons out on the scruffy soap dodgers. Nothing but SCUM
This is absolutely ridiculous the police should move in disperse the demo and get London moving again this is scandalous the police are not doing this
Climate change protesters go get a proper job - bloody useless people
I understand people’s concerns on climate change but causing disruption and financial damage isn’t going to change climatechange. education and responsibility will do this along with Financial incentives
Extinction Rebellion: Climate change protests 'cost businesses £12m' as more action planned | UK News | Sky News. How dare this news reader Patronise the environment campaigner this arrogantly ?
The replies to this just show how shit humans are.
Good. Climate change will be the death of the species if nothing is done. I value life over profit margins personally and we don't have another planet to go to if we fuck this one up any more than we already have.
It's always about money.
As most who live in London need thevtuve to get to work any sympathy the protesters had will disappear very quickly.... oh and when they get home... on goes the central heating.... kettle TV ipad/tablet... recharge the mobile.... cook with gas or electric... etc etc ....
The cost of saving the planet, now pack it in
Protesters causing 4 mile traffic jams in every direction can't really care about the environment and this deadly carbon they want to eradicate.They keep saying 'We might only have 2 years left on this planet then we're all gonna die' 😲😲 Maybe we need to start prepping 😂
£12 million less burning fuel, transportation and pollution
How about a protest against knife crime let’s stop destroying each other first
I have bad news.... the planet will be engulfed by our expanding sun in 5 billion years... everything will be then extinct.
50 years of climate predictions...NONE have come true...🙈 Look around you. Climate change has happened since the dawn of time due to solar cycles. True story.
Where's Lammy to look at all the police they have in London.
There's a broader reason to why there's so much public unrest. Check out SuperSySez’s Tweet:
Boulton’s interview with the young man from climate extinction was an interrogation! He didn’t let him get a word in. I could see how Boulton was enjoying this, so rude! A biased interview, climate change is a concern and there are better ways to interview. Shame on you!
This is now bringing shame onto Our Capital City, many of these so called protesters are nothing more than professional? protesters full time, how do they finance this? The UK does more than most countries on climate change, you can't just wave a magic wand!
Interview with the young lad protesting about climate change was extremely unprofessional. Interviewer was insulting and patronising and allowed his personal dislike of the protest movement to colour his approach. 'That's what you are' is not a question!
skynews - I am appalled by Adam Bolton's interview - hostile, rude and clearly biased. Does he represent Sky's stance on climate change?
That's nothing to what its going to cost humanity.
They’re demonstrating in the wrong place, they should be out in China Russia Pakistan Uzbekistan etc
If the icecaps are melting at the rate they say? Most of us will be 10ft underwater in less than 15 years “hypothetically” now, if was true the whole banking and financial institution would not lend a single penny? Think about it ... You might just be fooled into thinking?
Bunch of Weirdos.
That interview was a disgrace, and Boulton should apologise before announcing his retirement. After the 'landlord' debacle you should be utterly ashamed to call yourselves a news channel.
adamboultonSKY Is a disgrace - I understood we had a freedom of speech! The ignorant way he treated his guest who came to speak about climate change.Its a serious issue, ask David Attenborough- would Mr Boulton speak to him in that manner. He should apologise immediately!
The UnFit leading the ill-informed to do the unnecessary, Having listened & watched a raving incoherent black-gentleman on Sky earlier today & now followed by a 21 year old white young-man, it only highlights the fact that E-R are not about environment it is just 'Disruption'.
What the hell was that? SkyNews has lost the plot with bad, lazy, patronising reporters - first Secker now this. Grotesque.
Can't be the only one who thought Adam Boulton was extremely rude and bang out of order with how he treated the lad. He's trying to make a difference where people who can aren't. It was grossly offensive how he spoke of him and the people involved in the protest.. Disappointed.
Brilliant questioning Adam Boulton x
One of the protesters didn’t even know why that boat was there 🤔
adamboultonSKY ...... brilliant 👍
What did I just watch? Bolton being a bully and a prat. Don't blame the guy for walking off. Surprised he didn't do it sooner. Makes a mockery of Sky's plastics campaign. What an utter shower of shit.
adamboultonSKY - your questioning technique and responses towards that young man providing his views on climate change were truly disgusting - shame on you!
Unfortunately this mob want us all back living in caves. They don't care about the knock on impact their tantrum has. Come next week, when the schools are back, they will all be back on the school run in their 4x4's etc !!!!!
This is futile, no impact, assumes general public isn’t aware, doesn’t look to me like they’re in the midst of a climatic emergency. Maybe they should go to countries where carbon emissions are not controlled at all.
is adam boulton a professional interview bloke ? no-one in the 'interview' did a good job. it reminded me when he lost it with Alistair campbell .
My human is enjoying the sky news grilling of extinction rebellion. If it is really that bad (and it probably is) maybe mass extinction of humans is actually the most logical outcome. More logical than disrupting public transport and being dictatorial. useSmarts to fix the earth
Another middle class climate tw*t. How I would like to ship this idiot off to North Korea to continue his protest. Why do they all look like they need a bloody good wash?
Like this one
Just proves how underfunded and undermanned the police are . Also demonstrated how easy it is to disrupt a city of London’s scale . And how unorganized the authority’s are what happens if a massive amount of people take to the streets over Brexit.
Be nice if Adam Boilton actually gave the lad for climate extinction a chance to answer his questions, terrible interview technique
small price to pay, what use is business without a world.
Watching Adam interview this guy re climate change get him he is talking nonsense he seems close to suicide the world is no that bad
Yep - global emissions:- China 29% UK 1%
adamboultonSKY kicking arse in the interview currently I’m laughing my head off 🤣
That’s a shame, climate change costs actual lives and death of key species such as pollinating insects... sorry Mr money maker can’t fuel his 3rd holiday this year in the city🤣
people needlessly consuming crap is one reason we're facing ecological disaster, so perhaps not such a bad thing?
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