Should Just Stop Oil protestors really go to prison? | SpectatorTV

Five supporters of Just Stop Oil have been found guilty of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for coordinating direct action protests on the M25 over four days in November 2022.

Roger Hallam received a five year sentence, and four other organisers were handed four year sentences. It’s thought the sentences are the longest ever given in the UK for non-violent protest.

Is the prison time finally an adequate deterrent, or disproportionate? Baroness Claire Fox and Lord Walney join The Spectator’s Lukas Degutis to discuss.

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