UK
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PSC secretly dropped Lowkey as patron
The musician and campaigner Lowkey was dropped by the UK’s Palestine Solidarity Campaignas a patron in August 2023, The Electronic Intifada has learned. In an email at the time, obtained by The Electronic Intifada, PSC cited Lowkey’s “lack of engagement” with the movement. Continue reading
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A British man takes a stand with Palestine Action and hands himself in to the police
Arrests are continuously taking place across the UK as protesters defy the ban on Palestine Action, which they demand be de-proscribed as a terrorist organisation. Continue reading
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Will the ban on Palestine Action terrify enough people into silence?
The repression of political dissent in Britain has been escalating for years: first against Black Lives Matter and environmental campaigners and now the Palestine solidarity movement. Throughout the last 20 months, campaigners have been demonised, accused of ‘radicalisation’, placed under increasing police surveillance and subjected to a toxic and invariably racist discourse in both Westminster… Continue reading
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LABOUR IN GOVERNMENT, IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO END IN TEARS
It is one year since the last general election. It took only a year for the Labour Government to melt down. Labour not only sold its principles but its soul to manage a capitalist economy in crisis. Not so much power and prestige as a poisoned chalice. Instead, humiliation and ruin will be their due. Continue reading
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10 Year Plan for England’s NHS – Week One
The new “Ten Year Plan” shifts decision-making power from you and your family doctor to hospitals and technology companies. There are wordings from the political leadership about patients owning data, but the depths of the policy machine seems to suggest there be a day soon when you ask the NHS to opt your data out… Continue reading
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What will happen now that Palestine Action is banned?
Absurdly, the direct action protest group has now been designated by the Israel-backed UK regime as a proscribed “terrorist” group (despite the fact that it does not use violence and has never harmed people, as opposed to property). Continue reading
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Palestine Action ban in place from midnight
Yvette Cooper’s decision to ban the group came after a protest at RAF Brize Norton, in which red paint was thrown on military jets. Four people have been remanded in custody after the action, to appear in court at the Old Bailey on 18 July. Continue reading
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Palestine Action head tells the UK high court to delay the British government’s terrorist proscription
Friday, 8 June 2025 — MintPress News UPDATE On Friday, Huda Ammori, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, lost her bid to halt the UK government’s move to ban the group under anti-terror laws while she challenges the decision in court. Ammori, who co-founded the group in 2020, had asked London’s High Court to Continue reading
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10 year plan: say goodbye to your data (and say goodbye to your GP)
When the whole 10 year plan comes out tomorrow we’ll start reading it, but the night before what’s out is the last press release before the 10 year plan – ie only the bits that Government most wants to talk about because they think they’re the best parts… Continue reading
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The British Parliament will soon vote on whether to ban Palestine Action
This move, to proscribe a group that engages in activities designed to halt weapons transfers to Israel, will be unprecedented in British history. By labelling Palestine Action a terrorist organisation, they are criminalising opposition to war, all to please the Zionist Lobby. Continue reading
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Palestine Action granted an urgent High Court hearing over proposed ban
Palestine Action has been granted an urgent High Court hearing scheduled for this Friday, aiming to block the UK government’s proposed ban on the group from taking effect. Continue reading
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Dystopia UK: Genocidal RAF Squadron Targeted by Palestine Action is Owned by a Hedge Fund
If you thought RAF jets were owned by the RAF, think again. The RAF squadron targeted for a repaint by Palestine Action due to its involvement in supplying Israel’s genocide, does not in fact belong to the RAF at all. It belongs ultimately to Polygon Global Partners LLP, a Hedge Fund. Continue reading
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A documentary about Palestine Action is set to be screened in order to educate people about the group
“To Kill A War Machine” offers a unique insight into Palestine Action through following their work to shut down Elbit Systems through body cam and phone footage. Its screening hopes to open the public up to the true nature of the group. Continue reading
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Update on Can NHS managers deny employment rights when doctors speak up on Gaza?
I’m writing to you today with an urgent request for support for a crucial campaign that needs our collective help to succeed. A vital legal effort has launched a CrowdJustice page to fund its important work. This campaign is dedicated to challenging a new uniform policy at Barts Health NHS Trust that bans any visible… Continue reading
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What will the ban on Palestine Action mean?
The government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is being rushed through Parliament. It will be subject to a legal challenge, but legal action will take time and the ban on Palestine Action will have an immediate impact on the movement. Continue reading
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War With Iran
For 18 years, the Iranian nuclear programme has been one of the top 10 targeting objectives of the US intelligence services. In 2007 they first conducted a formal inter-agency review. It is done every year. This is not a minor process. A great deal of input is received from dozens of Washington stakeholders, led by… Continue reading
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Government accepts ‘serious disruption’ regulations are unlawful
The government have quietly dropped their defence of some of the recent anti-protest legislation, opening the door for activists to have their convictions overturned. Continue reading
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Foreign Office met pro-Israel lobbyist to discuss arms exports
Exclusive: Pro-Israel lobbyist Trevor Chinn offered top diplomat ‘recommendations’ on Middle East policy. Continue reading
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Sir Trevor Chinn: The Tycoon Who Hijacked British Democracy for Israel
He likes to keep a low profile. But Sir Trevor Chinn is one of the most powerful men in British politics. The retired businessman has donated millions to politicians, facilitated Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s rise to power, helped destroy the movement around Jeremy Corbyn, and, above all, has made sure that both major parties support… Continue reading
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War With Iran: Made in Britain?
On June 14th, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer bragged he was moving the country’s military assets and fighter jets to West Asia, to provide “contingency support in the region” in response to Iran’s counterattack on the Zionist entity. Asked by Sky News if he ruled out direct military involvement, he evasively responded, “I’m not getting… Continue reading