Emeritus Prof Christopher May1d ago

The problem the Metropolitan Police now face is no-one actually believes that decisions of routes for demonstrations are unbiased, nor the policing of protestors, especially in light of the end of the pause on arresting peaceful protestors breaking the proscription of Palestine Action.

Even if the Met are right that decision are not political, no-one beliefs that (and their past actions are what has led to such scepticism). The Met is not trusted!

#protests #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/10/met-police-tommy-robinson-far-right-protest-palestine-march-london

Met police accused of favouring Tommy Robinson far-right rally over Palestine march

Celebrities including Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes sign letter to force after pro-Palestine march route rejected

The Guardian
Show threadShimmin Beg (he/him)
@ChrisMayLA6 the Met could have dealt with the thing from the start by simply deprioritizing arrests. "This thing is now technically illegal but we have judged that it is not a priority for limited policing resources". They went in as hard as possible instead, as they always do on any "vulnerable" group of protesters and never do with right-wing groups. There is no reason at all for anyone to assume honesty or good faith from them.
Apr 10 at 6:45pmWeb