Activist Group To Have One Final protest
Well, it's official—Just Stop Oil is hanging up the high-vis jackets. No more tomato soup on priceless paintings. No more glue-ins, cornstarch stunts, or slow marches grinding London’s arteries to a halt. But don’t break out the champagne just yet—because while the group claims “mission accomplished,” the fallout is far from over.
The fiery exchange on GB News between host Martin Daubney and Just Stop Oil spokeswoman Sue Houseman captured the moment with all the drama you'd expect. Martin didn’t hold back: “You have made everybody poorer.”
And let’s be honest, for a lot of Brits, that hit home. Over the last few years, the group’s protests have sparked fury from commuters, police, business owners, and just about anyone caught in traffic on a Monday morning.
The group now says it’s “one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history,” citing the government’s policy shift to end new oil and gas licensing. They claim they’ve helped keep billions of barrels of oil in the ground. Courts have declared new licenses unlawful. In their eyes, that’s checkmate.
That awkward moment when the USAID money runs out. @JDVance pic.twitter.com/77ACyxXnZc
— David Vance (@DVATW) March 27, 2025
But Martin wasn’t buying it—and neither are many others. He challenged the claim that green energy would bring down costs. “Where are these cheaper bills?” he asked. “Where are the unicorns?” Houseman, sticking to the script, blamed the fossil fuel elite, media tycoons, and political indifference. The tension boiled over when Martin quipped, “Ed Miliband has just stopped oil. He’s made you redundant.” Ouch.
This moment isn't just about one protest group winding down. It’s about a movement grappling with reality. Just Stop Oil is stepping back from the headlines, but they’re not vanishing. They’re pivoting—away from public disruption and toward the courtroom, pledging to support their members facing charges and challenge what they call “oppressive anti-protest laws.”
So what now?
Well, their April 26 demonstration in Parliament Square is being billed as a finale—but don’t expect silence. If anything, Just Stop Oil may be shifting from spectacle to strategy. The dramatic flourishes might stop, but the ideological battle rages on: climate urgency versus economic stability, activism versus annoyance, protest versus prosecution.
One thing’s for sure—Martin Daubney’s parting shot captured a sentiment shared by many: "You've won, and we're all getting colder and poorer."