The Soul of a Rebel

Published: July 21, 2023, 8 p.m.

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As a seasoned protester, Trevor Phillips explores what\\u2019s wrong with protest today.

After getting his first taste for protest as a schoolboy in Guyana (which led to detention in an army barracks and an audience with a government minister) Trevor remembers his days of student activism in the 1970s - which he describes as 'the start of a long and undistinguished career of being a pain in the backside of authority'.

Reflecting on the campaigns of groups like Just Stop Oil, he argues that many of today\\u2019s protesters simply choose the wrong target.

He concludes that there is still a point to protest, even though success might not be immediate - because victory may come later, and in a way that's often unpredictable.

Producer: Adele Armstrong \\nSound: Peter Bosher \\nProduction coordinator: Gemma Ashman \\nEditor: Richard Fenton-Smith

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