Activists Charged for Ritz, Tower Protests

0:00On April 19, 8 activists just got charged with criminal damage for wild protests at London's Ritz Hotel and the Tower of London back in December, 2025. Four of them dumped bags of manure inside the Ritz on December 3, while the other four hurled crumble and custard at the Crown Jewels display case, three days later on December 6. This all ties back to take back power, a group that split off from just stop oil and calls itself non-violent civil resistance. They've claimed both stunts, pushing for citizens assembly to tax extreme wealth and fix Britain's issues. People reacted with a mix of outrage and debate over protest tactics, especially since the group has a history of bull moves like grabbing food from, supermarkets to stock local food banks. Just stop oil, known for soup on paintings and highway blockades, even called this their new project before dialing back direct action this March. Police dropped more details recently, charging a 66 year old man named David Killroy with

1:01theft from a Sainsbury's in Louisham on March 14, 2026 as part of their organized shoplifting plans. 15 others from the group got arrested earlier this year over similar schemes. All eight main defendants head the court in the next two weeks, while Killroy's up on April 29 shows how these groups keep stirring the pot, even as their parent org steps back.