Starmer isn't just trying to out-Tory the Tories on protest policing – he's following in a proud Labour tradition. An excellent potted history by @francescanwtn.bsky.social

I love this piece of history from @naomiaklein.bsky.social

Well worth reading @copscampaign.bsky.social’s primer on Bob Lambert before his evidence to the public inquiry today campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2024/12/01/u...

A grim link in this I didn't know about before: Richard Walton, a police commander allegedly involved in the plot to spy on the Stephen Lawrence campaign, went on to author the Policy Exchange report that formed the blueprint for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act.

"If there is real international pressure by, for example, boycotting Israel, stopping arming Israel, respecting the ICC decision — if that is respected, that will definitely influence the ongoing situation, and may reduce the desperation of those Israelis who support the anti-genocide camp."

Labour’s War on Protest "The Tories introduced laws that criminalised protest to deal with the disorder they knew their policies would cause — and Labour’s refusal to repeal these indicates their interest in protecting that status quo." ~ @francescanwtn.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2024/11/labo...