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The UK has so comically fumbled this that I’m starting to wonder if Palestine Action, despite having acted almost as recklessly, might wind up coming out ahead.
Perhaps, but don't count on it.
One thing the UK has a very long history of is having governments fumble half of everything they do and still not collapsing.
Treat the end of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss as exceptions, not the rule.
One thing the UK has a very long history of is having governments fumble half of everything they do and still not collapsing.
Treat the end of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss as exceptions, not the rule.
How much time and money has this ban wasted? Policemen out arresting harmless old ladies with placards like they've nothing better to do.
I don't get this. You're allowed to protest about Palestine all you want, why do you have to associate that with a group who who broke a policewoman's back with a sledgehammer?
> a group who who broke a policewoman's back with a sledgehammer?
This was tried in court, and the conclusion was that this was an accident during a fight, not an intentional act [0] (after violence was initiated by security forces and the police during a PA break-in against an Israeli weapons manufacturer).
So this is quite deceptive framing.
[0] https://novaramedia.com/2026/05/05/four-palestine-action-act...
This was tried in court, and the conclusion was that this was an accident during a fight, not an intentional act [0] (after violence was initiated by security forces and the police during a PA break-in against an Israeli weapons manufacturer).
So this is quite deceptive framing.
[0] https://novaramedia.com/2026/05/05/four-palestine-action-act...
Some leftist groups view the police as class traitors who suppress the freedom of speech of the working class. I'm not sure that people who would align themselves with a group like Palestine Action would agree that they are free to protest about Palestine "all [they] want," or would find fracturing a policewoman's spine to be disqualifying. In fact, some may find that kind of action to be preferable to the reflexive deference to the police that really became visible after 9/11.
> You're allowed to protest about Palestine all you want
No you're not.
No you're not.