Price of protest
Greenpeace was fined £80,000 for defying a court order and occupying an oil rig in the North Sea. What else have protestors been fined for in Britain in recent times?
£750 for spray-painting a war memorial in Whitehall in a climate change protest.
£430 for spraying slogans on a pavement against Barclays, accusing it of investing in fossil fuels.
£400 for eating a raw squirrel at a vegan food market in Soho.
£150 for chaining themselves to the gates of a nuclear submarine base.
Travel money
The tourism industry is opening up again. Who spends the most: Britons holidaying abroad or overseas tourists coming here?
— In the 12 months to August 2019 there were 71.6 million trips abroad by UK nationals. In all, they spent £46.5 billion.
— In the same period 38.3 million overseas tourists came here, spending a total of £23.7 billion.
— The most lucrative months for the UK tourism industry were:
August | £4.12
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