Deaf, Dumb and Blind?

Climate protestors, led by Extinction Rebellion (XR), gathered for 4 days of peaceful demonstrations, in London's Parliament Square. XR is currently attempting to mellow its image, by being less confrontational. They even agreed to protect the running of the last London Marathon. Somewhat predictably, however, the 4 days of protest. failed to generate the intended pledge from the UK government that it would ban all new North Sea oil and gas projects (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/24/climate-protests-london-xr-the-big-one-fossil-fuel-deadline). The UK government has always been more concerned about profits than climate change. Increasing the extraction of oil and gas makes no sense in terms of countering climate change or in keeping UK fuel prices down. It will be interesting to see, whether XR will continue with its new direction. Even if it does, it seems highly likely that other protest groups, will lose patience with their deaf, dumb and blind government. They will probably revert to direct action.