532 People

532 people, mostly middle aged, were arrested in London on Saturday for holding placards that read: 

"I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action". 

So sad that our leaders and government are unable (for various reasons) to call out, criticize or try to restrain the state of Israel and it's ongoing disproportionate and inhuman actions against the Palestinian people. To make matters worse they have now demonized the voice of common public protest in this country. 

The current Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper* says she has good reasons to continue to suppress such protests. I doubt that these reasons, whatever they are, will ever be clearly explained ...

*Her father Tony Cooper was a very senior officer in the Trade Union IPCS. A union that I once belonged to, back in the day. Nepo babies eh? I resigned from IPCS long ago because I thought they'd let their members down, I can't even recall the actual issue that triggered me. A bare patch of meaningless history now.