Editing Simon Pegg (section)

==Political views and activism==
In 2014, Pegg announced his support for the [[feminist]] campaign [[HeForShe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/russell-crowe-and-douglas-booth-among-male-celebs-tweeting-support-for-emma-watsons-heforshe-campaign-9753448.html|title=Russell Crowe and Douglas Booth among male celebs tweeting support for|author=Emma Powell|date=24 September 2014|work=London Evening Standard}}</ref>

In 2016, Pegg spoke of having respect for [[Jeremy Corbyn]] and believing in [[Britain Stronger in Europe]]'s ideas in relation to the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Ann |title=Star Trek Beyond actor Simon Pegg has this piece of leadership advice for Theresa May |url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/07/12/star-trek-beyond-actor-simon-pegg-has-this-piece-of-leadership-advice-for-theresa-may-6003254/ |access-date=17 June 2022 |work=metro.co.uk |publisher=Daily Mail and General Trust plc |date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716034821/https://metro.co.uk/2016/07/12/star-trek-beyond-actor-simon-pegg-has-this-piece-of-leadership-advice-for-theresa-may-6003254/ |archive-date=16 July 2016 |location=Northcliffe House, Kensington High Street |quote=Lead for the people, don’t forget anybody. Don’t just protect the people who are well off, look after everybody. There are a lot of people in this country who need to be looked after, who are so often forgotten.}}</ref>

In 2020, Pegg signed an open letter calling for the wealthiest in society to pay more tax in order to help fight inequality.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 January 2020 |title= Actor Simon Pegg demands higher taxes on the rich to combat inequality |url= https://www.itv.com/news/2020-01-23/actor-simon-pegg-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-the-rich/ |work= ITV News |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>

Pegg has been an activist for [[Greenpeace]] since 2021, protesting overfishing and supporting their "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Jake |date=24 September 2021 |title=Simon Pegg aides Greenpeace in fishing protests |url=https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/simon-pegg-aides-greenpeace-in-fishing-protests/ |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=Marine Industry News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomorrow |first=Don't Stop Thinking About |title=Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow |url=https://greenpeaceshop.co.uk/dont-stop-thinking-about-tomorrow/ |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=Greenpeace UK}}</ref>