In general, when a politician cites the existence of secret evidence against an organization they're hostile to, it means the "evidence" is one of: (a) fabricated, (b) too weak to withstand public scrutiny, or (c) or gathered illegally in a manner that would cause outrage if admitted (eg. by secret police infiltrators in a manner that broke the law).

Remember, DARVO and outright lying aren't *only* used by fascists: all authoritarians do that.

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Attached: 1 image Comment: Farcical mass arrests expose Labour’s failings over Palestine Yvette Cooper has overseen a brittle form of authoritarianism which, far from preserving the status quo, is fracturing it. The Home Secretary is now reduced to suggesting that there are things the public doesn’t know about the organisation, which only she does, in defence of the draconian policy. http://archive.today/2025.08.19-053244/https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25399762.farcical-mass-arrests-expose-labours-failings-palestine/ #PalestineAction #Cooper #Maladministration #Authoritarianism #TheNational

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@cstross arresting people in plasticine action t-shirts is moronic. Cooper’s #BallsUp is bringing the Government, Police and the Law into disrepute, she really should resign.