{"id":196225,"date":"2019-10-13T10:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T10:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=196225"},"modified":"2019-10-16T06:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T06:15:00","slug":"rhow-extinction-rebellion-climate-change-zealots-are-paid-400-a-week-to-bring-mayhem-to-our-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=196225","title":{"rendered":"How Extinction Rebellion climate change zealots are paid \u00a3400 a week to bring mayhem to our streets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holly Bancroft, James Heale \u2013 Daily Mail Oct 12, 2019<\/h1>\n
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No qualifications required for Extinction Rebellion’s paid protesters. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Extinction\u00a0Rebellion is paying activists up to \u00a3400 a week to lead the protests that have brought chaos to the streets of Britain, documents seen by The Mail on Sunday reveal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protesters have received payments totalling more than \u00a370,000 in four months alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the eco-protest group privately fears it could face a six-figure tax bill if the money, which is given as expenses, is deemed to be payment for work done on XR’s behalf.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last night, one Tory MP called on HMRC to launch an immediate investigation into the movement’s tax affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the thousands of activists who brought chaos to London last week were unpaid volunteers, but a select number are claiming the funds which enable them to dedicate their efforts to the protest group, also known as XR.<\/span><\/p>\n

This newspaper has seen claims for expenses from 168 activists, including Tamsin Omond, a baronet’s granddaughter who has appeared in Tatler and rubbed shoulders with Boris Johnson \u2013 and who asked for money after ditching some public relations clients to concentrate on protests.<\/span><\/p>\n

A dossier of files from within XR reveals the inner workings of the protest movement and its finances.<\/span><\/p>\n

They show how:<\/span><\/p>\n