Support for Extinction Rebellion soars after Easter protests

Climate activists say pressure growing on politicians to act as donations flood in Support for Extinction Rebellion in the UK has quadrupled in the past nine days as public concern about the scale of the ecological crisis grows.Since the wave of protests began more than a week ago, 30,000 new backers or volunteers have offered their support to the environmental activist group. In the same period it has raised almost ?200,000 - mostly in donations of between ?10 and ?50 - reaching a total of ?365,000 since January. Continue reading...