Tom Jolliffe

UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

So 500 are arrested for peacefully protesting this week.

Next week it could be 1000. The week after that 2000…

What a time to be a criminal when our police cells and justice system are clogged up with peaceful protesters!

Nigel Farage stirs up violent disturbances on the streets of the Uk which are commonly known as the Farage Riots and stays free while elderly grannies peacefully protest and are arrested.

Come on Labour, you’re ‘aving a larf.

Any law must be 1) acceptable, and 2) enforcable.

UN experts urge United Kingdom not to misuse terrorism laws against protest group Palestine Action GENEVA – UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.“We are concerned at the unjustified ...

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UN experts urge United Kingdom not to misuse terrorism laws against protest group Palestine Action GENEVA – UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.“We are concerned at the unjustified ...

Experts disagree. Heavy handed arrests of those protesting about barbaric murders in Gaza is a complete waste of time and acts as a recruiting sergeant for the proscribed PA. Criminal damage already carried a 10 year sentence. Government stupidly fell into a trap.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Campers abused as Welsh villagers mistake them for migrants A video on Facebook falsely claimed that Gwent police were guarding a Scout campsite where a group of teenagers and children from around the UK were staying

The result of the political leaders (excluding LibDems, Greens), including, shamefully, the Labour Government, vilifying immmigrants, "island of strangers" and legitimising hatred and racism against anyone not white.(The Times is paywalled).

www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

The listing of PA as a Terrorist Organisation was a colossal mistake. Brought the Act into disrepute. The Police farce arresting non terrorists is a self inflicted wound. The criminal damage law was sufficient: max 10 years sentence. Now UK is paralleled with Russia's regime. Cooper is incompetent.

Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer and co have whipped it up to get cheap votes | Nesrine Malik He is part of a political establishment that is fuelling a crisis way beyond the point that they can ever be seen to solve it. It’s a cynical, idiotic doom loop, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

“In a grim spiral, Labour continues to fuel the sense of crisis, then chase it, never catching up, and always setting the stage for those further right to make ever bigger promises of crackdown and deranged claims about housing and crime.”

Nesrine Malik nails it once again

Watch: We disrupted the live broadcast of Big Brother Israel last night to call for an end to the annihilation in Gaza and abandonment of the hostages because we can’t continue with routine right now! There can’t be business as usual! (1/2)

'Brexit was a giant con by plastic patriots – we need a plan to get back in EU' The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues the only way for Britain to return to its former prosperity is with a plan to return to the EU after Brexit proved to be a giant con that only leaves us poorer and we...

"Brexit remains the elephant in the room, deliberately ignored by the Prime Minister and others."

France opens 'quiet space' in major train station as part of autism project A major French train station has opened a 'quiet space' for passengers who are sensitive to noise or light, in a pilot project for better provision for autistic people.

France opens 'quiet space' in major train station as part of autism project

RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar

“To turn a whole movement into a terrorist organisation is quite another matter”

Labour's Baroness Chakrabarti spoke after 532 people were arrested at a protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

"Israel, which does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza and which has targeted local reporters, has killed 237 journalists since the war started on 7 October 2023, according to Gaza’s government media office. "

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper must really be proud of arresting an old woman - free speech at it's finest in Labour's Brexit Britain

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

Police arrest 365 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisation

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I think this is absolutely shameful- and I’m definitely NOT referring to the protestors. I don’t remember another time in my life when this kind of thing happened 🤷‍♀️
(Oh hang on… yes I do. When I lived in Franco’s Spain in my gap year in the early 70’s 😳)

Excellent analysis which could lead to solutions if the Government was willing to take the relevant decisions.

Very informative piece

Police arrest 365 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisation

This is Monty Pythonesque. Makes Britain look ridiculous.

Palestine Action protesters arrested by police at London demo Protesters simultaneously unveiled signs with the same message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" in Westminster's Parliament Square.

How absolutely ridiculous

www.bbc.com/news/article...

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide

One of the biggest marches I have ever seen in London.
#gaza #genocide