Paddy Bettington

Paddy is PhD researcher at the University of East Anglia, focussing on our relationship with work, employment and technology. He is also and member of the 4 Day Week and Labour for a Green New Deal campaign groups.

Extinction Rebellion protest

By Claiming to be ‘Beyond Politics’, Extinction Rebellion is Undermining its Own Cause

XR has tried to put itself ‘beyond politics’, steering clear of parliamentary machinations, in a bid to broaden its appeal and express the urgency and scale of the crisis to as many people as possible. But with the most important election of a generation looming in the UK, is it now time for XR to use its reach to grapple directly with the workings of this country?

December 9, 2019