“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.” - George Bernard Shaw

Apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany needed compliant judges to provide a legal veneer to their darkest crimes. Judge Johnson joins their wretched company. He overturned a jury's conviction of four anti-genocide activists for criminal damage and sentenced them as terrorists instead. As one their barristers pointed out, the four defendants were initially arrested by police on suspicion of involvement in an act of terrorism. But the prosecution decided not to charge them with terrorism offences because it knew no jury would ever convict them based on the evidence. Instead the Crown held two trials: a sham one for the jury, and the real one conducted in secret by the judge. That is not justice. It is a show trial worthy of the worst tyrannical regimes.

A Social Media ban will be announced tomorrow in the UK With everyone having to use Facial ID to prove they are over 16 A completely useless and costly intervention, the Government pays private companies for every single scan and under 16's will just use apps that evade it

Thousands joined anti-racism demonstrations across the UK after days of anti-immigration unrest. Large crowds gathered in Belfast and Glasgow to reject racism and far-right mobilisation following riots that targeted ethnic minorities, homes and businesses.

Gut wrenching to see four young people jailed for direct action against an arms supplier to Israel. Years in prison for protesting to save lives in Gaza, with 'terrorism' used despite no jury convicting them of it. A truly dangerous attack on the right to protest.

Tony Blair will be happy

A fundamental principle being lost here - is that if you are charged with terrorism - you can defend yourself by explaining why you are not. As the Filton 4 were never charged or found guilty of terrorism - the judge who sentenced them as terrorists -has denied them this right.

Also - don’t take this nonsense about age-estimating facial recognition as an alternative to IDs at face value. First, in practice most young people will need to show ID. Face scans can’t tell if you’re a day under/over 16 - and will fail everyone who looks under 21 for caution

I was meant to meet Hasan in person, until our government banned him from entering the UK. We met online instead to talk about the repression of Palestinian solidarity — and why we will never stop speaking out against genocide and apartheid.

They don't like it up em. youtube.com/watch?v=hDNT_9ez…

Government still aren't listening to deaf and disabled people for example with Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans. Time and time again the profit of the property developers is put above the needs of people who live in the buildings. The property developer led model has to end.

RT @DAaronovitch: Allison's figures are entirely bogus. which - depressingly - is no surprise

A few people are ignoring the very sinister aspects of this case - either because they don’t know, or because doing so is discomforting. Put it alongside reduction of jury trials, blocking various people from entering UK & locking up people for holding signs. Turnkey tyranny.

Breaking: Tommy Robinson has been arrested in Heathrow on his arrival back to UK under Section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. The Police have also seized Tommy's phone.

Sentenced and imprisoned on grounds of “terrorism” that no jury ever convicted them of. Meanwhile, the British government continues to aid and abet the greatest crime of our time. A historic miscarriage of justice — and a truly dark day for civil liberties in this country.

Are you fed up with a media which: - Demonises minorities - Defends an unbelievably broken economic system - Supports genocide There is an alternative! Let's do this!

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This is a dignified reply by Matthew Stadlen to a bizarre conspiratorial rant about his family being "central European emigre intellectuals." @ofcom can deal with her original broadcast. The HR department of @GBNEWS should call her in to discuss this attack on their contributor.