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England's High Court rules as unlawful the ban on Palestine Action
The judgment followed a 'judicial review of a case brought by Palestine Action's co-founder Huda Ammori."
The court ruled that the ban was discriminatory & resulted in very significant interference with the right of freedom of speech & assembly.
~ 3,000 people were arrested under terrorism laws for holding signs in support of the group.
middleeasteye.net/news/palesti…
#PalestineAction #Palestine #UKPol #USPol #EUPol #racism #news .
UK: High Court finds Palestine Action ban unlawful and should be 'quashed'
England's High Court has ruled that the UK government's ban on Palestine Action is "unlawful" after a months-long legal battle.Areeb Ullah (Middle East Eye)
UK court rules government decision to ban #PalestineAction as "terror group" unlawful.
“This is a monumental victory both for our fundamental freedoms here in Britain and in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people, striking down a decision that will forever be remembered as one of the most extreme attacks on free speech in recent British history.”
aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/13/u…
#UK #UKpol #Gaza #Palestine #GazaGenocide
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
Group’s co-founder declares ruling ‘monumental victory’ in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people.’Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)
Analysis: "Starmer’s ban on Palestine Action was done to protect the arms industry"
A Channel 4 doco on Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist organisation alleges the proscription was done at the behest of Elbit Systems.
The doco cites evidence - including a 2023 internal Home Office email stating: "Reassure Elbit Systems UK... that the government cares about the harm the group is causing the private sector".
jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-02…
#UKPol #USPol #CdnPoli #News #PalestineAction .
Ch4 doc shows Starmer’s ban on Palestine Action was done to protect the arms industry
Palestine Action wasn’t banned because it’s a terrorist organisation. It was banned because large corporations, like the Elbit weapons firm, have captured the UK government.www.jonathan-cook.net
UK folks: did you know there is a consultation open for the (abhorrent) new immigration settlement proposals? I did not! And I have just spent a half hour filling it out, growing further and further enraged. Closes 11:59 pm Thursday. #ukpol
More info and link: praxis.org.uk/consultation
Another Reform local council goes bust.
If it didn't have such a direct effect on so many lives, it'd be funny.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckglgz…
Reform UK warns Worcestershire County Council is facing bankruptcy
Worcestershire County Council is asking for £71m in emergency support.Tom Edwards (BBC News)
Interview: Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok’s Sexualized AI Deepfakes, & SpaceX-xAI Merger
The UK is investigating Musk’s AI tool Grok over its “potential to produce harmful sexualized image & video content." Ditto the EU.
And French prosecutors have asked Musk to appear for questioning after a police raid on X offices.
~Quinn Slobodian, Boston Univ
democracynow.org/2026/2/5/quin…
#USPol #EUPol #UKPol #CdnPoli #Musk #GrokDeepFakes #EpsteinFiles #SpaceX #news .
Elon Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok’s Sexualized AI Deepfakes & SpaceX-xAI Merger
French prosecutors have asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning following a police raid on the offices of the social media network X in Paris. The French probe comes on the heels of a U.K.Democracy Now!
RE: mastodon.scot/@simon_brooke/11…
Something else Starmer has failed on....protecting our Democracy.
He's practically handing the country to ReformUK, is that part of Peter and Paedo's plan?
#UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #ClanOfPaedophiles #Treason #KeirStarmer #Starmer #PR #FTP #Democracy
Simon Brooke (@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot)
"An analysis in October suggested that on just 27% of the vote (roughly in the middle of its polling over the past year), Reform UK would win 48% of the seats, allowing it to take power with a small coalition partner.Simon Brooke (mastodon.scot)
Yes, the cruelty was always the point
Report: Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israel's Elbit Systems UK factory in 2024
"None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over the break-in."
Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers & Jordan Devlin were accused of threatening unlawful violence & using sledgehammers as weapons."
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/f…
#Filton24 #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Elbit #PalestineAction #palestine #News .
Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site
None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024Haroon Siddique (The Guardian)
#PeterMandelson #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #ClanOfPaedophiles #Oligarchy #Labour #Journalism #Epstein #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles #KeirStarmer #Starmer #GPEW #GreenParty
It's why the Green are surging, we gave Labour a chance and they blew it.
#PeterMandelson #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #ClanOfPaedophiles #Oligarchy #Labour #TheGuardian #Journalism #Epstein #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles #KeirStarmer #Starmer #GPEW #GreenParty
What does this Nation get for Peter Mandelson living his best life with Oligarchs?
#PeterMandelson #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #ClanOfPaedophiles #Oligarchy #Labour #TheGuardian #Journalism #Epstein #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles #KeirStarmer #Starmer
A side effect of these Epstein File dumps is we're all getting an insight into how these corrupt and depraved people run our lives.....
"Why do the Rich always get their own way?"
Thanks to men like Peter Mandelson
#PeterMandelson #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #JeffreyEpstein #ClanOfPaedophiles #UKLaw #UKCrime #Treason #EatTheRich #Oligarchy
He he he....
#PeterMandelson #StephenFlynn #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #JeffreyEpstein #ClanOfPaedophiles #UKLaw #UKCrime #Treason
for 27 months they called us liars, they called us #Hamas supporters, they called us antisemites, they called us terrorists and other things because we shared the horrifying numbers of deaths in #Gaza.
Quietly, while the world is busy with #Epstein, #Greenland, War on #Iran and other distractions, they accepted the reports of the casualties of the Israeli #genocide in Gaza.
But, the western media don't seem to care much about it.
#Israel #Haaretz #GeremyCorbyn
#Palestine #UKpol @palestine
"#AdvanceUK is led by former #ReformUK deputy leader and #Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib and says it "promotes and celebrates the nation's Christian constitution, roots, traditions, culture, and values"."
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3zy…
Ex-Reform members on Devon County Council join Advance UK party
Two Devon County Council members who previously quit Reform UK join a new political party.Miles Davis (BBC News)
"The United Kingdom’s controversial rollout of #FacialRecognition technology will rely on software that appears to have already been deployed in #Gaza, where it is used by the Israeli army to track, trace, and abduct thousands of Palestinian civilians passing through checkpoints."
aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/u…
UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza
Concerns rise as UK partners with controversial facial recognition company used by Israel in Gaza.Simon Speakman Cordall (Al Jazeera)
@aral
Wireguard is desiged to be easy, but easy comes minor risks.
>By default, WireGuard stores your IP address on a VPN server until it reboots
For most people this is no issue, in countries like China, Iran, Russia and a few others, it can be an issue. see:
pcmag.com/comparisons/openvpn-…
#UKpol #VPNban #PornHub #ChatControl #Privacy #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia
The New Oil (@thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org)
Many #UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access #Pornhub https://www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-blocked-age-verification-vpn/ #nsfw #porn #privacy #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #IdentityVerificationThe New Oil (Mastodon)
The UK is overexposed in its dependency on foreign tech to keep government, public services and democratic processes running.
There are moves across Europe to assert #DigitalSovereignty – Germany, France and the European Commission are all looking at developing strategies.
The time to act is now!
Write to your MP (UK) ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/pro…
#sovereingty #uk #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant on a small number of foreign tech companies.Open Rights Group
What does a UK #DigitalSovereignty strategy look like?
⚫ Open Source software to ensure continuity. We can switch suppliers whilst maintaining critical services, because we aren't locked into a closed proprietary system.
⚫ Interoperable systems to strengthen competition and the resilience of UK tech.
#opensource #interoperability #sovereingty #uk #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol
UK national security is exposed in having vital systems supplied by a handful of foreign tech companies.
We're vulnerable to risks, such as service withdrawal, sanctions, commercial failure, geopolitical disruption and unilateral changes to service terms.
The UK government lacks effective control.
Even secure systems are fragile if the plug can be plugged from a distance.
In an upended world, the threat is real. That's why the UK needs to steel its digital infrastructure against foreign political interference.
Tell your MP to back #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️
action.openrightsgroup.org/pro…
#sovereingty #uk #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant on a small number of foreign tech companies.Open Rights Group
"Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin".
Trump's 'peace' is in the Orwellian sense of equalling "the final eradication of Palestinian life in Gaza."
And the board is about a new world order where billionaires will decide the fate of weak nations.
“I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace", says Trump. Orwell’s moment is truly upon us: “War is peace.”
middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum…
#USPol #Europol #UKPol #BoardOfPeace #racism #Fascism #Trump #Gaza #Greenland .
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin
Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regretMiddle East Eye
I still can’t quite get over a Labour minister actually saying this.
Of course they *want* a totalitarian surveillance state, the Home Office is basically the Ministry for Domestic Fascism these days. But you don’t come out and *say* it.
You leave that to the Larry Ellisons and Alex Karps of this world, fascist techbros who are big mates with Netanyahu.
scottishlegal.com/articles/uk-… #UKpol
Home secretary dreams of AI-powered ‘panopticon’
The UK's home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has been criticised after naming the panopticon as her model for the British criminal justice system.Scottish Legal News
“When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.”
– Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary of the UK
(For those of you not in the UK, these are the so-called “centrists.”)
Via @fkamiah17
#panopticon #fascism #Labour #UK #ukPol #ShabanaMahmood #JeremyBentham #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou
There's a consultation. Have you chipped in yet?
Yes, it's a pain. But [SPOILER] one of the last questions is about favourable treatment for new categories. Did I propose three new categories of US refugees, including LGBTQ?
Mainly, I'd suggest tackling the complicated questions with a bit of empathy for family bonds.
1/2
#UKpol #immigration #LGBTQ #consultation gov.uk/government/consultation…
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.Home Office (GOV.UK)
"Au Royaume-Uni, l’impopularité du Brexit relance le débat sur les liens avec l’UE"
lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/…
Mieux vaut tard que jamais! 🤗
#Brexit #UkPol #EUPol
Au Royaume-Uni, l’impopularité du Brexit relance le débat sur les liens avec l’UE
En juin 2025, 56 % des Britanniques estimaient que leur pays n’aurait pas dû quitter l’UE. Face à cette défiance et à la désintégration de l’alliance occidentale, le premier ministre, Keir Starmer, jusque-là timide sur le sujet, a changé de tactique,…Cécile Ducourtieux (Le Monde)
