In 6 hours it will be illegal to say “I support Palestine Action” in the UK, with a sentence of up to 14 years in prison.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    No one cares now, but they would be made to care after being blasted with “Parliament votes against considering neo Nazi groups terrorists” headlines 24/7. That was the stick here. I’d still have liked them to take a stand, but this was a pretty coercive tactic.

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      3 months ago

      Not particularly. They could have amended the bill to exclude the one group. Maybe the tabs would try it.

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        3 months ago

        Some politicians tried and the government refused