'An absolute trauma': Insulate Britain activists on anguish of court trials

Climate campaigners are filing into court day after day in what some have likened to a high-stakes cat and mouse gameThe hi-vis jackets, banners and pumping adrenalin that fuelled their attention grabbing actions have gone. Instead the climate activists of Insulate Britain are filing into English courtrooms day after day, taking part in what some have likened to a cat and mouse game in which the stakes - personal, financial and emotional - are high.Their mass-arrest actions, which brought serious disruption to rush hour traffic on the M25 and around the south-east, are playing out their end stages in a criminal justice system beset by delays for most cases, but surprisingly efficient at putting non-violent demonstrators in front of magistrates and judges. Continue reading...