"The Problem Is The Law: A Movement of Movements for Decriminalisation" A one-day event bringing together those working to decriminalise sex work, drugs, mental health, migration, abortion and trans life 🗓️ Saturday 18 October 📍 Proposition, London E2 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-proble...

Recognition is no doubt significant but it will be a hollow gesture if the UK does not also seek to end Israel's genocide, illegal occupation, and system of apartheid against the Palestinian people. 🧵1/3

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money, which aired last night on ITV, is a shocking and important film. It exposes the extent of the corruption and profiteering during the pandemic and shows how the rich and powerful saw the crisis as an opportunity to profit and took it. 1/2

📢 This Saturday! Join the national demo at Labour Party conference, where we'll be brining the message to Keir Starmer: #StopArmingIsrael #StopStarvingGaza. 📅 27 September 📍 St. George's Plateau, Liverpool ⏲️ Assemble 12 noon

'Sex Work: It's just a job'. Netpol is co-host for a screening of a new film from the US on decriminalising sex work, with a Q&A including @alexvitale.bsky.social and sex worker allies. 🗓️ Friday 3 October 📍 Keyworth Arts and Media Centre 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-scree...

If you couldn't make it to the court today, the trial is expected to conclude by 2 October. Reclaim the Power has called a remote action for tomorrow (23 September) reclaimthepower.org.uk/grayling/

Today sees the launch of Da’m, a new network supporting people who are facing state persecution in Britain as a result of taking direct action in solidarity with Palestine. Check out their website, get involved or make a donation da3msupport.org

Solidarity with the Drax 15, who will begin their trial at Leeds Magistrate Court on Monday, accused of ‘going equipped to lock on’ after they were pre-emptively arrested last summer in a police operation that shut down a protest camp. 📍 Magistrates Court, 1 Westgate, Leeds LS1 3BE 📅 22 Sept, 09.00

Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

LONDON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR: this Saturday, Netpol is joining the Filton 24 Campaign and Dr Asim Qureshi from Cage International to talk about "Building Solidarity against State Repression - protest, direct action and prisoner support". Room 2 at 14.15 @freedompress.bsky.social

First people were arrested for projecting an image. Now an ad van protesting Trump has been stopped. This heavy handed approach to Policing speech is harming free expression in the UK www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... #censorship #freedomofexpression #Trump

Saturday: Musk declares a nascent civil war on a giant screen in front of 100,000+ people. No action taken. Tuesday: Imagery of Trump and Epstein is projected on a wall. Police make 4 arrests on suspicion of "malicious communication." Oh yes Peter Kyle, free speech is "alive and well". For some.

Somebody (probably Marina Hyde) is already penning an opinion piece on how this demonstrates the lack of civility in British political discourse.

Today's Stop Trump protest in London Assemble 14.00 in Portland Place near the BBC’s New Broadcasting House, march leaves 15.00 down Regent Street through Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square onto Whitehall, past Downing Street to a rally at Parliament Square at about 17.00 stoptrump.org.uk/protest/

Campaigners from Fossil Free London last night disrupted a fundraising dinner in Windsor organised by Republicans Overseas, which calls for a “Maga revolution” in Britain and was celebrating Donald Trump’s visit www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Palestine Coalition Statement: Stop suppressing protest for Palestine www.stopwar.org.uk/article/pale...

Tory Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp would like everyone to know that it isn't his false, inflammatory comments about migration, but instead Stop Trump Coalition demonstrators who risk "inflaming tensions and inciting violent mobs". www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Lammy's own complicity in the genocide in Gaza hangs heavily over the new justice secretary insisting on a duty to act with "honesty and integrity at all times" or face criminal prosecution. He knows the guilty, like him, will escape justice

Arms fair protesters catch police entirely by surprise netpol.org/2025/09/14/a...

This year's DSEI arms fair: writing for @freedompress.bsky.social, Netpol's Kevin Blowe argues well-coordinated direct action caught the police completely off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising freedomnews.org.uk/2025/09/13/l...

The Metropolitan Police always rejects accusations of 'aggressive' officer behaviour at protests and the fact this includes the DSEI arms fair is no surprise. But there were injuries to protesters and we are gathering evidence www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

CALL-OUT: did you witness police violence at the arms fair protest on 9 September? netpol.org/2025/09/11/c...

In a surprise to nobody who has ever had dealings with Charing Cross Police Station, nine officers are suspended over allegations of excessive use of force and making discriminatory and sexist comments between August 2024 and January 2025 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Many aspects of the 'terrorism' ban on Palestine Action are ludicrous. Nevertheless, terrorism powers are sweeping and we feel obliged to point out that, no matter what a bizzie told a Liverpool councillor, putting up a poster in support of the group in your window carries a high risk of arrest

Paid a visit to the London arms fair today... Found a component for cluster munitions, banned under international law, on full display. Confirmed by staff, and removed swiftly by event organisers. But what else remains? These vile weapons should never be peddled in the UK.

Proscribing of Palestine Action is an assault on the English language and on civil liberties, argues founder of the Bar Human Rights Committee. “Trespassing on a military base is an offence under by-laws. It carries a maximum sentence of a £5,000 fine.” www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/why...

CALL-OUT: did you witness police violence at the arms fair protest on 9 September? netpol.org/2025/09/11/c...

On Tuesday a far right mob calling themselves "Portsmouth Patriots" tried to force their way into a community centre in Fratton where organisers of a public meeting for the new Corbyn/Sultana 'Your Party' had to barricade the doors shut. The police turned up but did nothing

Ghoulish

Following the Metropolitan Police's abject failure yesterday to prepare for The Big One at the DSEi arms fair – thanks to protest organisers organising their security brilliantly – these barriers to protect arms industry delegates have now been erected outside the Excel Centre. A day too late.

Ghoulish

Three people arrested on bullshit charges of "assaults on police officers" after the violent police response to finding themselves totally unprepared for the DSEI arms fair protest in London yesterday. Officers knocked one person out and broke another's ankle www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

No welcome for Israel's war criminal president Isaac Herzog to London! Join us in following him wherever he goes! 📆 10 September ⏰️ 5pm, Chatham House ⏰️ 7pm, Downing Street 📣 Make some noise, bring pots and pans!

Thousands protest presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/protest-israel-elbit-dsei-fair-london-arms

We believe there have been between 3-4 arrests at today's Shut DSEi Down protest in east London, one on release from hospital after an assault by a riot police officer

Off the burner phone at last: some photos from The Big One: this morning's Shut DSEi Down protest at the arms fair in east London

Yesterday, Defence Secretary John Healey was lying when he told tame courtier Trevor Phillips: "I, we, almost everybody shares the agony when we see the images from Gaza, the anguish when we see the man-made starvation, and for people who want to voice their concern and protest, I applaud them"

Protests are inevitable as 51 Israeli arms companies are among the exhibitors tomorrow at the DSEI arms fair. Netpol plans to monitor the police response on the ground, from 8am at the Excel Centre, London E16 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The BMJ’s former editor in chief, Fiona Godlee, was arrested this weekend alongside over a dozen other healthcare workers at a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in London while holding a sign reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” www.bmj.com/content/390/...

"Amnesty’s observers witnessed episodes of police aggression, including supporters of the protest being shoved away and batons being pulled out on people" www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

In preparation for plans by campaignets to #ShutDSEIDown this Tuesday, it’s essential to know your rights when protesting. ⚠️ SHUT DSEI DOWN 🗓️ 9th September, 8 am 📍 West Gate, ExCeL Centre, London E16

It's time we had a discussion about abolishing the Terrorism Act

The Metropolitan Police says it arrested 857 people under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 yesterday, with the number transported to custody suites totalling 519. Additionally 33 people were arrested for other offences, including 17 for alleged "assaults on police officers"

The reason the Metropolitan Police is pushing the "exceptional abuse" angle is obvious: "anyone holding a sign... could simply put it away and leave. People were not searched on the way out... and protesters were witnessed walking away with their signs in full view" novaramedia.com/2025/09/07/p...

This was eight hours after the protest started. Today the Metropolitan Police say they are the victims, complaining about the "intolerable" abuse officers faced as they dragged pensioners off to police vans. What on earth did they expect, congratulations?

Note: if anyone wants to use any of the photos we've posted today, that's fine but a credit to Netpol is a courtesy

Meanwhile there are still hundreds of people holding signs, awaiting arrest

Numbers at Parliament Square have been swelled by demonstrators from the National March of Gaza. Police are now just being followed around by people cursing and booing them