AlanJul 5
Emeritus Prof Christopher May

And so it starts;

Police have arrested peaceful demonstrators under the Terrorism Act, for holding placards in support of Palestine Action.

Yes, Britain the home of democracy....

Yvette Cooper should be ashamed of herself for this attack on democracy & the right to protest.

How has it come to this?

[rhetorical Q.; I have a pretty good idea]

#democracy #protest #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/05/palestine-action-activists-arrested-london-gandhi-statue

Met police arrest activists holding signs referring to Palestine Action

Officers arrest protesters day after direct action group banned as terrorist organisation

The Guardian
Jul 5 at 9:31pmWeb
Show threadAntJBroJul 5
@ChrisMayLA6 regardless of the cause - these demonstrations show exactly how our so-called representatives of the people actually represent their donors and sponsors (no matter how far removed)
Show threadKim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷Jul 5
@antjbro @ChrisMayLA6
It will be funny when supporters of PA clog the courts and the prisons. Will they arrest everyone who is critical of Cooper?
Show threadiveylineJul 6
@ChrisMayLA6 So one sided.
Show threadScozmosJul 6
Unbelievable news @ChrisMayLA6 I WILL not call this government mine!!
Show threadJna💚Jul 6
@ChrisMayLA6 it has come to this cos MPs have a loyalty to Israel. Why?
Money!
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayJul 6

@jna

Sadly, I think their hostility to protest is more general than that... although for some it may be a factor, yes

Show threadJna💚Jul 6
@ChrisMayLA6 I agree. I think our politicians, even when we did not vote for it , are more right wing than formally. Any protest is to be discouraged-not just pro Palestine support. USA, UK, Germany etc all in the same mindset!