But he went on to add: ‘R<\/span>ecent actions by this government make it clear that no amount of protesting will prevent them drilling in the North Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n The Ecotricity founder and Forest Green Rovers owner said that future protests by the eco-zealots would be ‘pointless’ and ‘counterproductive’ to the aim of protecting the environment.<\/p>\n Mr Vince has made headlines this year after it was revealed he made donations worth \u00a31.5million to Labour and Sir Keir Starmer while bankrolling the green group behind a string of annoying stunts.<\/p>\n Most recently they struck at a performance of Les Mis\u00e9rables, having also interrupted Wimbledon, an England cricket match and the Chelsea Flower show, as well as bringing London roads to a halt.<\/p>\n And while I understand the frustration that people feel, I believe that further protests and the disruption that comes with them are pointless. I would go further and say they would be counterproductive. This government is intent on drilling come what may and will welcome further protest as it feeds their new culture war.’<\/p>\n He said he will instead\u00a0focus on a new campaign called Just Vote, which aims to encourage people to exercise their democratic right.<\/p>\n ‘It’s a fact of our electoral system that only one of two parties can form the next government; we want to bring a focus to this reality and to the opportunity that we have – to elect a green government, one that will embrace the opportunities we face, rather than make an enemy of them – and use them to tackle the long list of issues we face as a country.’<\/p>\n Labour has come under pressure over its financial links via Mr Vince to JSO, whose protests earlier this year regularly brought parts of London\u00a0and other cities to a halt and whose members were behind a string of stunts at high-profile sporting events.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/16\/76252173-12602641-image-a-12_1696606312377.jpg\")
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