After the rivers of blood speech, precisely no one in the major parties patted themselves on the back and declared free speech to be alive and well. They declared Powell a pariah, and he was only able to re-emerge in public life as the incongruous unionist MP for South Down.

We will never surrender our flag, says Tommy Robinson. Oh, I mean Sir Keir Starmer. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police saved the UK from 890 retired and disabled terrorists and a mannequin this weekend. www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/police-sav...

Zeer relevant ihkv aanstaande wetswijziging in Nederland waarmee beoogd wordt verheerlijking van terrorisme steafbaar te stellen.

BDS victory! The Scottish Parliament becomes the first in the world to endorse BDS against genocidal Israel. BDS calls for escalated civil society pressure on all states to impose legal and targeted sanctions against apartheid Israel similar to those that helped abolish apartheid in South Africa.

Absolutely jaw-dropping figures of UK Terrorism-related arrests. Scholars have been warning for years that counterterrorism law is dangerous, racist, poorly conceived, largely unnecessary, and ripe for abuse. Here is the result - its systematic use against protestors campaigning against genocide.

Every one of these protests is a terrifying experience for the asylum seekers - the wider atmosphere in the country is horrible & Labour’s reaction craven. But it’s worth remembering how much of this is generated by politicians & media openly desperate for broad unrest which simply isn’t happening

New article out! @luke-shuttleworth.bsky.social, @k8ebrown.bsky.social & I teamed up to explore whether the concept of 'cordon sanitaire' remains useful in the current stage of mainstreaming of far right politics Read the full article, open access, here 1/ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🔴Robert Jenrick and the Conservative Party’s Embrace of ‘Blood and Soil’ Nationalism The British right is adopting an increasingly extreme form of ethnic identity politics, while failing to explain what the rest of us should be so worried about, argues @jdportes.bsky.social

Whilst proscription of Palestine Action is a mess caused by this Govt, years of legislation led us here. "A person commits an offence if he wears clothing to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation." (2019 Counterterror & Border Security Act/s.13)

Perhaps, one day, schoolkids will study this squalid little chapter in British terror-panic history. When they do, I hope these two headlines from today are printed side by side, with clear annotation of which individual faced more outrage and condemnation.

Keir Starmer threatening a prominent Irish author with counterterror legislation is grim and is a threat to UK-Irish relations. It is a keen reminder that UK counterterrorism was born from generations of bloody acts of British colonialism in Ireland, and seeks the repression of liberation politics.

Welcome to the UK, where holding a sign which says “PALESTINE ACTION” (or could be interpreted as supportive of them) in a public square while protesting genocide = terrorism, but holding a sign saying “KILL EM ALL” in front of a hotel housing migrants = not terrorism, doesn’t even get you arrested.

Sally Rooney putting her money where her mouth is (figuratively of course). Bravo. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Keir Starmer's spokesman asked about author Sally Rooney's plans to donate her royalties to Palestine Action, says that supporting the group is a terrorist offence and "obviously the police will implement the law"

The prison system is collapsing from overcrowding and Keir Starmer has young people and grannies locked up for supporting Palestine Action - in this case, for over a year, in a high security prison, without a trial. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it

Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.

In the UK people can wave a swastika and throw Nazi salutes at far-right rallies but a pensioner holding a “Palestine Action” sign is where the law draws the line

🚨 BREAKING | Police confirm 466 people were arrested for "terrorism" for holding signs at a Palestine demo. This means more people have been arrested under terrorism legislation in 2025 than **any** other year. (Source: Home Office)

How might the Metropolitan Police respond to a rally on Saturday against the Palestine Action ban, one that nobody thinks poses a risk of serious public disorder? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Keir Starmer's Government plans on arresting so many more grannies holding placards as "terrorists", it has to make space in the already overcrowded prisons. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.

Some thoughts from me in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social on the ludicrous and cynical attempt by peers to challenge recognition of Palestine and a Palestinian state. On the bizarre use of the 1933 Montevideo Convention, alongside @patrickharvie.bsky.social. www.thenational.scot/news/2535700...

Malta will also recognise Palestinian state - apnews.com/article/un-m...

Recognition of Palestine worthless without action. There is no moral drive by the Starmer govt. It is having to be dragged into recognising a Palestinian state, which will mean nothing without concrete steps alongside. I spoke with @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2535059...

I'm genuinely thrilled 'Tell Mama' is no longer receiving government money due to its close relationship with Tory govts, its use of money and its data collection. I discourage anyone from engaging with or citing it, and hope it goes the way of Quilliam. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Several, but currently: The colonial regime is a regime instituted by violence. It is always by force that the colonial regime is established. I say that such a system established by violence can logically only be faithful to itself, and its duration in time depends on the continuation of violence.

The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

As expected, the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has led to crackdowns on other pro-Palestine groups. Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine and Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign have had their finances frozen by banks. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

God grant me half the confidence of the mediocre white men telling the first black woman elected to parliament she doesn’t understand racism in Britain.

Scottish University Heriot-Watt agreed to ‘monitor’ students for weapons company supplying IDF, emails reveal | via Liberty Investigates | libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/sco...

If 70 protestors can be arrested for holding pieces of cardboard on "terror charges" carrying 14 years in prison - then it should be clear as day that the UK Govt has declared war on protest and UK counterterror law critically undermines civil rights. #palestineaction news.sky.com/story/more-t...

New 'Yvette Cooper' protest group springs up amid Palestine Action ban The 'Yvette Cooper' group - named after the minister who spearheaded the proscription of Palestine Action - have emerged as an 'anti-genocide' protest movement. www-newarab-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.newa...

So it will be illegal to belong to or even express support for a group engaging in non violent direct action to stop a genocide But it will still be legal to volunteer for the armed forces committing the genocide, and to express support for them (as most in Westminster and Fleet St do)

Thanks @scotnational.bsky.social for publishing this piece I penned on the dangers of UK Govt ban of Palestine Action. It is an assault on freedoms, showing the anti-Palestinian nature of counterterrorism. Its implications, suffocating for Palestinian activism. www.thenational.scot/politics/252...

A noticeable hardening in the war talk from the UK Government this morning, reminiscent of the illegal invasion of Iraq. We’re seeing in real time the manufacturing of consent for Israeli and US aggression, by a supine Starmer Government.

Absolutely chilling, deeply dangerous decision by the UK Government to move to class Palestinian activist group 'Palestine Action' as a terrorist organisation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As someone currently learning Gàidhlig, this decision by @parliament.scot - is math sin/smashing news! Great to see the move to establish Gaelic and Scots as official languages in Scotland, and to create areas of linguistic significance to grow the languages. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The history of the idea of 'grooming gangs' is also to remember, as it is a recent alarmist discourse. Reported by Andrew Norfolk of The Times, his reporting has been challenged as ‘unfounded’, containing ‘serious inaccuracies’, breaching ‘standards of conduct and ethics’ and lacking impartiality.

England. It's England.

Worthy of note here that the "Rotherham scandal" was ALWAYS supposed to be about race, and STILL one-third of the actual Rotherham "designated suspects" aren't from the group that was supposed to be "the problem"... And Douglas Carswell lives in Mississippi.

The entire discussion around 'grooming gangs' is nothing but a far-right dog whistle for implementing fascist policies.

Yes, this is how Gulf states are reading the scene, too. There was initial euphoria at the killing of senior IRGC leaders, but it quickly faded. There's general unease now, because the Gulf doesn’t want regime change in Iran; they want regime containment, and that’s already in place post-Axis.

What an astonishing thing for the President of the European Commission to say in the present context in a long readout of her call with Netanyahu published on socials.

One country in this conflict has illegal nuclear weapons… and it’s not Iran. One has attacked five other countries in the last year… also not Iran. And lest we forget, one is actively committing genocide… still not Iran.

No concern though for the thousands upon thousands of civilians murdered by Israel in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.

“Grooming gangs” was invented by Quilliam & The Times in an attempt to talk loudly about a small minority of sex offenders - British Pakistani ones - when media had begun to talk about rape as a problem of white men.

The reason why the addition of ‘far-right’ categories in counterterrorism law and policy is so insincere is that far-right talking points are basically mainstream talking points- including Labour talking points. Exhibit 5671083450

A reminder there's no clear or demonstrable category as 'grooming gangs', that white men are far more likely statistically to engage in child abuse and grooming, and that the discussion on grooming gangs is based on debunked research and racist misinformation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...