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Suffragettes interrupt the Energy Minister in preparation for the Climate Rush

indy london | 27.09.2008 16:59 | Energy Crisis | London

Seven young women dressed as Suffragettes with red sashes that read: CLIMATE CODE RED and NO NEW COAL interrupted Energy Question Time at the Labour Party Conference on Saturday 20 September.

They challenged Malcolm Wicks MP, Energy Minister, to defend his decision to build a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth. They were asked to leve but confronted him again as he left the conference room.

Who to trust? Girl with green hair? Grey politician?
Who to trust? Girl with green hair? Grey politician?


At the Labour Party Conference, Malcolm Wicks MP (Energy Minister) found his New Labour Spin was challenged by seven modern day suffragettes. One hundred years ago 'Women's Lib!' rang out in political meetings such as these. Today the cry was 'Climate Action!'

In one of the first talks of the conference Malcolm Wicks placed *climate change* as his number one energy priority before reassuring the audience that the construction of eight new coal-fired power stations was his number one solution. He congratulated himself for the UK's leadership in the energy and climate debate - "we will lead the world in clean coal technology."

The Suffragettes had joined thousands of Londoners in the car-free centre of town Sunday for the FreeWheel London Bike ride. With long skirts and starched shirts they rode all over town - our red banner catching in the wind:

DEEDS NOT WORDS
www.climaterush.co.uk

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