YouGov polling shows that, unsurprisingly, the more Insulate Britain glue themselves to the tarmac, the more the country hates them. The new figures show that 72% of Brits now either oppose or strongly oppose the group’s actions, up 13 points since the protests first began in mid-September. 18% of Brits still – somehow  – support the group, although mercifully that’s down from 25% just three weeks ago…

Today, protesters blocked the roads for the twelfth time, prompting the usual (and entirely justified) outrage from motorists and commuters. They can be as self-righteous as they like, they country isn’t buying it. Blocking dying patients from hospitals tends to do that…

The data also shows that 73% of Brits now think the mob’s actions do more damage than good – up from 64% since September. A few more weeks and Insulate Britain will have finally united the country over a common cause…