Alex Lockwood

Topics: Animal justice – Climate crisis – Culture – Democracy – Protest

Alex is a writer, activist and specialist on the relationship between climate change and the food we eat, with a background in journalism, academia and the non-profit sector.

For the last two decades Alex has served the climate and animal movements as a leader and public speaker. He is a founder of a number of grassroots movements in the UK and worldwide including Animal Rising and The Save Movement. Alex has served as a spokes person for these groups, shifting the conversation during challenging interviews following controversial public protests. He is a Winston Churchill Fellow and holds a fellowship at UCL’s Climate Action Unit. Alex authored a major food system report Planting Value in Food launched at COP26.

View Alex’s latest book ‘Daddio!’ on Metalabel.

Alex’s best bits:

TalkSPORT:

Alex joins TalkSPORT to discuss protests at the Grand National and argues that you don’t love something and exploit it.

TalkTV:

Alex joined TalkTV in 2023 to argue that the Grand National should be boycotted to stop the cruel exploitation of horses following the death of a horse at Aintree.

GB NEWS:

Following Animal Rising’s protest at the Grand National in 2023, Alex joins GB News to defend the protest and argue that the event should be cancelled to avoid more horse deaths.