00:24.4 Hello.
00:26.0 We are in
Denham Country Park.
00:28.1 We are going
to give you an update on what's happened this morning
00:31.0 and then go
out to see the latest developments in the river.
00:35.8 [cheering]
00:37.0 - What's going
on? - What's going on?
00:40.3 Oh. Oh god.
00:46.4 [commotion]
01:07.3 Good morning folks just a short update.
01:09.9 We're at
Denham Ford at Denham Country Park
01:13.1 at a Stop HS2
protest.
01:16.3 This area is a
rare wetland
01:18.0 and there's
lots of very old ancient trees
01:21.0 and stuff like
that they're just ploughing through.
01:23.4 Currently they
are trying to build a temporary bridge
01:27.3 across this
ford to make an access road to move a pylon 100 metres.
01:32.6 This is
causing absolute destruction
01:36.0 just for a
temporary road that probably will only ever be used once.
01:40.6 You're doing
great sweetie!
01:42.4 They've come
and moved the fences and that this morning
01:44.4 to start work
on the river.
01:45.8 We have
stopped them.
01:46.8 We have some
up in the tree and people in the river.
01:52.5 The National
Eviction team are present
01:55.0 HS2 security
are present
01:56.9 and a private
security firm that roam these woods are also present.
02:04.1 [singing: song about bailiffs]
02:07.1 Get out the
way!
02:08.4 Get out the
way!
02:11.3 Get out the
way!
02:13.8 Get out the
way you are all breaching
the injunction.
02:17.2 Get out the
way!
02:18.7 Look the coppers are coming in ten minutes.
02:20.5 There's gonna be trouble.
02:21.9 Just be
careful just be careful with her.
02:23.4 Just undo her
hand lightly.
02:25.3 You're all on
camera. You're all on camera
02:27.2 and this is
going to the police.
02:29.0 They're just
getting more rope and supplies up.
02:32.6 Go gentle officer.
02:34.0 Go on come on.
02:35.4 ...committing fucking ecocide!
02:37.4 Ah!
02:38.9 Fucking shove me!
02:41.2 Come on.
02:42.2 Keep moving.
02:43.4 #NAME? keep moving. - Don't!
02:45.2 Trying to
steady this camera
02:47.0 I've zoomed in
a bit so sorry if it so shaky.
02:49.4 I'm standing
on a log in the middle of a tree.
02:52.7 Seriously why are making it so hard?
02:54.9 Yeah go on. Get out. Fucking
pricks.
02:58.1 This National
Eviction Team scare me they're fucking animals.
03:03.6 [shouting]
03:11.8 They're trying
to hook her bag of rope and cut all her rope.
03:16.5 I've got water
in it!
03:20.4 Ah he's stole
her rope.
03:23.1 He's stole her
rope.
03:24.1 These girls
are warriors mate.
03:25.8 More warriors
than you lot ever was fighting your poxy fucking wars.
03:29.4 Down there you
can see Steve he's one of the worst.
03:30.8 He's the
climber who's threatened us previously with a machete
03:35.5 he's choked
people who are in trees until they're unconscious
03:39.4 and now he's
being sent up into a tree after a young woman.
03:43.8 Steve!
03:45.0 - shut up! -
Steve!
03:46.9 Shut up!
03:48.5 [music starts
playing: Somewhere Over the Rainbow]
03:50.9 You can see
the intensity of this morning really.
03:56.2 Thanks Janet I
will be as careful as I can be
03:59.1 but ultimately we do have to put ourselves
04:01.4 on the line
for this sort of stuff.
04:03.4 It's much more
important than personal safety really
04:07.0 because this
is about the safety of everyone
04:08.9 like the
futures of everyone.
04:10.6 If we just
allow this continued deforestation
04:14.8 we won't have
a future so it's really
hard to like
04:18.5 prioritise
protecting ourselves when we know that.
04:27.2 Don't... That's bullshit!
04:28.9 Don't listen
to a word of it!
04:32.9 Yeah bullshit. Don't listen to a word.
04:35.8 There used to
be a beautiful tree there
04:37.1 that they
weren't supposed to cut down.
04:40.2 You're my
hero!
04:44.6 "[""Somewhere
Over the Rainbow"" plays]"
05:30.4 Right we're
going to tell you what we're going to do.
05:34.0 We explained
to you that you're up an injuncted tree
05:36.5 If you take
the decision that you don't want to come down the tree
05:40.7 then
potentially you would be forcibly removed from the tree
05:43.9 and when you
came down
05:45.5 then
potentially you would be arrested for that.
05:48.3 So what would
you like to do?
05:50.0 For them not
to cut the tree down.
05:52.8 We understand that but we don't have the power to stop that.
05:56.8 If I get down
this tree's going to go today
you do realise that?
06:00.4 They are going
to cut it down today.
06:02.0 They say
they're not but they are.
06:04.4 "[singing:
""The Old Man From Over the
Sea""]"
06:22.1 Can I have
some water?
06:23.8 We won't bring
you water up there
No.
06:25.6 We don't want
to give you water
06:27.2 we want you to
get down the tree.
06:33.4 It's another
good reason to come down isn't it?
06:35.7 For a fag not
to get arrested for comfort.
06:39.7 I didn't start
smoking until I started this fucking shit.
06:42.6 [laughs] It's really bad for me!
06:44.4 You wanna get as old as us or me I'm much older than Caroline
is.
06:47.6 Well you don't
look a day past 35.
06:49.3 Oh I like
that!
06:50.4 that's going
to do you good! - [they laugh]
06:55.0 Well stalemate
at the moment.
06:59.8 No climbing
team just two police officers at the moment.
07:03.6 It's all going
to kick off this week that's guaranteed
07:06.5 so if people
turn up
07:09.0 that'd be
excellent.
07:12.3 [sound of
walkie talkie]
07:15.3 So the time by
my watch is just past 20 to 11.
07:20.0 For me
personally I think 11 is going to be my cutoff point.
07:23.0 I'm basing
that mostly on your safety.
07:26.4 Fuck!
07:27.3 We should have
come up with our own language!
07:30.6 If you want to
come down it's fine.
07:32.8 We've got more
stuff to do anyway.
07:34.9 Yeah.
07:36.4 Yeah.
07:37.3 It's up to
you. It's your call.
07:43.7 If you had souls you would not be here doing this!
07:48.0 Especially not
you sir.
07:49.3 I feel real bad because as a person of colour you are making me sad.
07:53.3 You see these
fuckers here you are their lacky.
07:55.8 They are using
you
07:57.3 and you can't
see that but everybody else can see it.
08:00.6 I want you.
08:02.2 I want you!
08:04.2 I want
cuddles.
08:06.1 She's coming!
08:07.2 She's coming
guys she's coming relax.
08:12.2 [violin music]
08:29.5 Okay.
08:30.5 HS2 have taken
my rope.
08:32.9 They won't get
me down.
08:35.3 HS2 won't get
me down
08:37.3 because they
don't like the way the police have dealt with it.
08:39.8 They're all in
a huff because I haven't got handcuffs on.
08:43.7 - Okay. So... - Or even just give me my rope!
08:47.3 HS2 aren't
prepared to take her down
08:49.2 because they
believe it's gone past the time limit.
08:52.1 I'll literally
be out of your hair.
08:53.6 But we've got
Fire Brigade coming to get her down.
08:56.5 Really
uncomfortable now to be honest.
08:58.1 We could
literally just pass this to her right now
09:01.0 - and she
wouldn't be in so pain.
09:03.3 Well the
police are here but the ambulance isn't.
09:05.2 What? What?
09:06.6 Why are there
police here?
09:09.1 You need to go
back down.
09:11.2 You're not
getting arrested. No if you just stop guys.
09:14.4 You're not
about to get arrested for this
09:16.3 my concern is
getting you out of the tree safely right now.
09:19.9 That's going
to go down well isn't it?
09:21.7 - Sorry? -
That's going to go down well.
09:24.0 Well you just
contain yourself all right?
09:27.2 You just
concentrate on that all right?
09:28.8 - one thing
only! - Yeah you just calm that.
09:31.7 Suppress it.
09:36.0 Yeah.
09:37.3 Well their
insurance doesn't allow them...
09:41.4 Okay. That's
what they've said to me.
09:43.2 Yeah
09:45.2 All I need
right is that strap on one in there.
09:49.0 Yeah the issue is if she goes higher isn't it?
09:52.7 Well I'm not
going to go fucking higher!
09:54.7 - Oh my god!
09:56.0 I can't be arsed mate!
09:58.0 [laughter]
09:59.9 That would be
the first option I think.
10:01.4 Let's try that
and if need be we'll get a ladder.
10:03.1 You're going
to get down the tree right?
10:05.2 Yeah! I told
you that at 11.42!
10:09.9 [Music: Shout]
10:12.1 Right Red are
you ready?
10:15.6 Yay!
10:29.9 [clapping and
cheering]
10:42.4 Just tie it
onto...
10:44.4 Wait is there
a line down?
10:45.7 Tie it onto
this.
10:47.8 Oh gotcha.
10:54.7 Right guys
10:56.8 how the fuck's do you turn this camera around?
10:59.3 There we go.
11:01.1 Have some care there are people in the river!
11:03.8 Have some care there are the people in the river!
11:06.7 Hi guys just a little continuation.
11:09.2 What are you
playing at?
11:10.4 We've got a
climber in the tree a tree that they
promised
11:12.7 they wouldn't
cut down.
11:14.6 [cheering and
clapping laughing]
11:29.5 Naked Bradley!
11:34.2 Yeah we have a
tree climber up the tree
11:36.0 trying to cut
the tree but we have...
11:39.5 naked Bradley
in the river preventing them from doing so.
11:45.4 A tree that we
were assured wouldn't be cut down
11:49.0 wouldn't come
down.
11:50.4 We knew that
wasn't true but so far they've managed to get one
branch.
11:54.4 I wouldn't
stand underneath the tree
11:56.9 for your own
health and safety all of you!
11:58.6 - He doesn't
know what he's doing. - Yeah that idiot's up there.
12:01.5 The police
have gone now the police were a part of it
12:03.8 They've all
gone but I'm sure they'll be on their way back again.
12:09.2 [singing:
Power to the People]
12:28.3 I'm going to
end this for now but any change in circumstances
12:32.2 I will be
right back on.
12:33.9 Thank you for
tuning it.
12:35.2 In a bit
folks.
12:38.4 [music]
12:40.6 Hello.
12:42.5 [cheering]
12:44.4 - What's going
on? - What's going on?
12:47.2 Oh. Oh god.
12:49.0 [sounds of a
clash]
12:51.4 What's going
on?
12:53.3 Don't fucking punch him!
13:02.4 Trying to
block my camera?
13:04.3 [sounds of
struggling]
13:07.5 - I'm not
violent! - He's not violent!
13:09.6 He's not
violent!
13:11.9 Get off of him!
13:13.5 Get off him!
13:19.0 Fucking hell!
13:28.0 [cheering]
13:33.6 Get back!
13:34.6 Get back off
her now!
13:35.8 Get back off
these people now!
13:38.3 Get back!
13:50.1 He's just been
punched in the face by one of them lot.
13:52.2 Twice. We all
saw that.
13:54.5 [chanting]
14:02.0 [music: Bad
Apples]
14:13.4 [police siren]
14:35.8 Extinction.
Rebellion.
14:37.0 We love the
police!
14:39.6 [laughing]
14:42.4 Every time the
police visit
14:43.9 they'll arrest
the person who's been assaulted.
14:46.5 I assume
you'll be arresting me.
14:49.4 [sound of a
saw]
14:57.8 They held me
by the beard and kneed me in the face
15:00.6 then strangled
me under the water.
15:02.3 I wonder if we
went to the tree now they'd do the same?
15:05.0 The job's to come for assaults and you didn't.
15:08.0 If you report it we can investigate it.
15:11.3 Who do we send
the video to?
15:14.3 Don't you have
a liaison officer that's involved?
15:20.4 I've only been
here once so I'm not familiar...
15:23.5 So the police
have just arrived.
15:30.8 The police
have just arrived and now...
15:36.7 [yelling]
15:38.4 You're
literally standing there and letting them do this.
15:40.9 What the fuck is wrong with you?
15:44.9 They've now
started shoving people in the river.
15:46.8 So the guy can
cut the tree down.
15:49.6 Could do with
more people in the river.
15:51.6 Everybody in!
15:53.0 Come on!
15:57.7 All right
push!
15:59.2 Just lean and
push gently.
16:00.9 Just keep them
turning. It's a game of chess.
16:03.2 Don't push
hard just keep your legs straight.
16:05.8 Push down...
16:08.8 You're a
disgrace!
16:12.1 What are you
doing?
16:13.5 Stop this!
16:14.8 You're just
standing there!
16:18.4 Oi fucking do something!
16:27.2 What are you fucking doing!
16:30.0 Sorry about
that.
16:31.4 Got in a bit
of a scuffle there.
16:34.3 Good job I've
got a waterproof phone
16:36.2 [chanting]
We're not violent how about you?
16:38.6 We're not
violent how about you?
16:46.8 Just your leg?
16:48.4 Yeah.
16:54.8 - Can you just
hold that there? - I think I'm okay.
17:03.6 That's the
public man this is a company.
17:06.4 She's under
the water! Get her fucking head up!
17:10.5 Fucking do something!
17:12.2 Uphold the
fucking law you fucking useless bunch of cunts!
17:17.7 All this for a
tree they said they weren't going to chop down.
17:22.0 It's going to
take them months if not years.
17:24.2 Police are in
the river!
17:29.2 Yeah about
time!
17:30.4 Do your job!
17:32.0 Uphold the
law!
17:38.1 [music: Antifacista]
18:09.2 Don't fucking laugh at her!
18:11.6 All fucking laugh at her!
18:15.8 Lads don't
move forwards stand in a straight line!
18:21.4 Get out the fucking river get out the fucking river man
18:24.0 they're
corrupt! They're corrupt!
18:25.6 They're going
to fuck you! Fuck it! Save yourselves!
18:29.8 [chanting]
We're not violent how about you?
18:33.6 Get off him!
18:38.4 ...yet they
are bullying children.
18:42.6 Mate the
world's gonna get/Nfucked
up.
18:45.9 These lot are
just trying to save the planet.
18:47.7 They were
right and you're gonna to see that mate if not in
your lifetime
18:50.6 if not in your
lifetime in your children's lifetime.
18:52.8 They're going
to see it.
18:53.8 They're going
to say Daddy why did you go
18:55.9 and beat up
teenage girls so that they could cut down the trees
18:59.3 When you get
up there and try to get in the compound
19:02.2 it looks like
you're trying to get in the compound
19:03.7 and that's why
they're felling it.
19:05.1 That sounds
like an excuse though.
19:06.8 It's not mine
to reason why.
19:09.8 The last thing
you want is drama and you've got this!
19:15.0 If you just
let him out of the tree
19:17.8 you won't get
any more drama over that tree.
19:19.9 We have passed
him up the line.
19:21.3 Yeah but mate you're the NET
19:23.8 You're the
National Eviction Team. You don't give a fuck!
19:26.5 I'm not
National Eviction Team.
19:28.0 Why are you
wearing all black?
19:29.4 Because I
can't be arsed to wear orange.
19:30.6 It's not my
orange day today. She's goading me!
19:32.8 You wear exactly the same jumpers it's really hard...
19:35.4 It is so hard
to tell you apart.
19:37.9 Look I'm just
hot so I took my orange shirt off right?
19:40.8 You're not hot
don't worry!
19:42.9 [laughs]
19:44.5 Wey!
19:46.8 Oh that one
hurt.
19:48.4 Got me there
[laughter]
19:51.8 There's more
things to protest than a railway line.
19:55.4 It's not your
fault at all.
19:57.6 They made the
choice to go up there and cut that tree down.
20:00.0 Yeah? And we
came to stop it from happening
20:03.8 Do you want to
get in there?
20:05.6 Mate! We ain't got nothing our generation!
20:08.2 It's going to
get worse for us pal.
20:10.3 You were given
the opportunity this morning to come down.
20:13.2 This wouldn't
be here now if it wasn't for you.
20:16.5 I'm telling
you. I'm telling you.
20:18.4 - Right yeah.
- I'm telling you.
20:20.0 That tree would
have stayed. No.
20:22.5 You've put the
blame on the people
20:24.1 you've got
blood on your fucking hands.
20:25.6 Fine.
20:34.3 Hey. Hi guys.
20:36.3 As we can see
we've got people in the river peacefully singing
20:42.3 trying to
protect this beautiful tree
20:45.5 that that man
is up in now
20:47.7 and as you can
see the police
20:49.9 are really just standing protecting the fence
20:52.4 ensuring that
we don't come up any closer
20:55.2 when in fact
they're supposed to be protecting our lives
20:57.3 because we are
the ones in danger.
20:59.5 Come down livestreamers!
21:00.9 Come down
support.
21:03.2 We need
bodies.
21:04.4 As you can see we are becoming outnumbered.
21:11.5 Incoming!
21:14.2 I don't know
if she can see this but this is riot police in here
now.
21:17.3 #NAME? here we go.
21:18.8 So this is the
riot police marching in now
21:20.7 they're going
to try and push them through.
21:22.2 Proud of your
guys just stand fast.
21:24.0 Yeah riot police for a tree absolutely absolutely absolutely.
21:28.0 Just watch
this happening.
21:33.5 Go over that
side.
21:36.3 There's still
people there.
21:37.5 I don't know
if you can see them but sitting
21:39.1 just sitting
calmly in front of the riot police.
21:41.4 - Get off of her! - Leave her alone!
21:43.4 And it feels
kind of gutting that we can't put up more resistance.
21:50.0 Thank you so much guys for all the support.
21:55.1 [cheering and
clapping]
21:57.3 Yeah well done!
21:58.9 One arrest.
Two arrests.
22:02.1 I don't know
if you can see what's happening here
22:04.0 but she's
being led away now.
22:05.4 It looks like
we might lose this tree tonight
22:07.4 but it's made
it really really difficult for them.
22:11.5 It's cost them
lots and lots of money.
22:13.7 She's being
dragged.
22:16.0 Every day counts. Every day matters.
22:17.8 Whoah!
22:19.0 Just cause at
some point they're going to have to cancel this.
22:21.7 But it's just
really hard work to keep going keep going keep
going.
22:26.0 We're not to
give way to despair.
22:27.6 The reality is
that the more work we can...
22:31.2 Ok mr tree chopper.
22:33.6 [sound of the
saw]
22:35.1 [sobbing]
22:38.4 Fucking devastating man.
22:41.0 Another hour
and it'd be too dark to do this.
22:44.3 That tree
would have lived to fight another day.
22:47.1 This is
sickening man I'm signing off.
22:51.3 Ain't watching a tree being cut down.
22:52.8 Back in a bit.
22:54.5 [chanting] Who
do you serve who do you protect?
22:59.5 Who do you
serve who do you protect?
23:11.6 Fuck you!
23:15.2 This is your
friend's wet clothes.
23:17.0 Am I able to
give these to you to hang out to dry?
23:19.2 Throw them
over.
23:21.9 Do you think
you're upholding the law then?
23:23.9 I don't know I wasn't here I didn't see it I don't know.
23:26.6 You're
complicit though.
23:29.1 Sorry! They're
soaking wet.
23:32.0 [sound of the
saw]
23:51.5 The person who
climbed the tree earlier is now being arrested.
23:59.2 It's not really clear why.
24:09.2 Are you
kidding? No! No! No!
24:12.3 Who can I talk
to?
24:13.8 I need to
speak with someone in here please who's in charge?
24:17.3 It's for
earlier?
24:18.4 Please can I
speak with someone in charge.
24:20.4 They said if
she got down they wouldn't arrest her.
24:23.0 We have the
police officers' numbers!
24:25.9 This has
already been arranged.
24:27.6 This is not
fair!
24:29.7 [sound of the
saw]
25:29.1 I think we
should give a round of applause
25:31.8 [clapping and
cheering]
25:33.4 to the
Metropolitan police for being so impartial
26:01.0 Well done
guys!
26:06.8 You can go
home with your heads held high!
26:09.8 Back to your
family and tell them what you achieved
26:13.3 you chopped
down a tree!
26:16.9 Well done!
26:28.2 [music: Roots Down]