THE news that a climate protester had to be removed from a flight at London City Airport , in addition to more protesters being removed, some of whom had glued themselves to the floor (really? why?) and others who climbed onto the roof of the terminal building is sure to infuriate those who were affected by it.

The incident raises an important question: Is antagonising the public really the best, or smartest, way to get your point across?

In the incident in question, the plane was near the end of the runway before the protester stood up at the front and began delivering a lecture on climate change, staff asked him to sit back down, he refused, and the pilot was informed, then going on to turn the plane back round.

If I were on the plane, which was delayed by nearly two hours, the chances are I would be pretty annoyed, regardless of the message being put out by the man.

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Causing disruption and angering the public to make a protest point causes just that, the message gets drowned out because most people, as soon as they encounter the protest, immediately switch off.

Even in Worcester, when the Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked the Worcester Bridge causing traffic in the city to grind to a halt, most of the motorists passing by were not exactly complimentary given that they were now an hour late for work or appointments.

I believe that the Extinction Rebellion cause is justified. We need to raise awareness of the threat we all face to our climate, but it is governments and businesses that need to be made aware and forced into action.

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Your average commuter who has been stuck in traffic for an hour, is sadly not in a position to make a huge difference to carbon emissions, unless they are the CEO of a company or a member of the government.

Just looking at the responses to the protest on Facebook from members of the public showed that the protest had not really got the public on-side, rather, it made them more antagonistic to it.

We face an existential threat to our way of life from climate change, that much is clear, but is the Extinction Rebellion plan of disrupting ordinary people's everyday lives really the right one?

In the end, only time will tell.