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Direct action seems to be playing an increasing role in campaigns against climate change. Meanwhile, the rise of groups such as Climate Camp, together with controversies surrounding the April G20 protests in London, has got the attention of mainstream media.

As a tactic direct action has a long history and has been successfully deployed by some of the world's most respected figures (Ghandi and Mandela being two of the most notable). But that hasn't stopped people questioning whether it's justified.

This week - Plane Stupid ('bringing the aviation industry back down to earth') made the case for direct action against climate change, Greenpeace gave a nice example of direct action in action  and Andy Wimbush at the New Economics Foundation threw the civil liberties debate into the mix.