City Recovery Exclusive – Interviews with the Acorn Renters Union and Extinction Rebellion

Latest TV News Editor, Mark Walker, speaks to the Chairman of the Acorn Renters Union, Sam Dunnett, and Branch Secretary, Leila Erin-Jenkins, about their campaign to improve the rights of those people who rent their accommodation in the city and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. There is also a interview with Extinction Rebellion. William Ranieri interviews Suzanne Harrington from Extinction Rebellion about those painted “guerrilla” bike lanes on roads in Brighton. Extinction Rebellion said that activists sprayed the bike symbols as part of a campaign “to highlight the urgent need for more cycling space “. The group said that dozens of bright pink, yellow and green bike stencils were sprayed on roads in London Road and the Hanover and Old Steine areas. It said: “The pop-up bike lanes draw attention to the fact that dangerous polluting cars must give way to bikes in order to tackle our environmental crises and the dangers of travel during a pandemic.”