Wow!

Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.

This is a *big* legal win.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule

February 13, 2026 - 10:11 UTC

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Looking forward to the false arrest claims and Starmer’s arrest for complicity in genocide.
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You’re going to need an awful lot of patience.
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Another massive Self-Own by this Govt.

So many unforced errors. 🤦‍♂️
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Phenomenal news and a welcome outbreak of common sense for those of us who think that terrorism is looking under cars for bombs etc, not waving placards or breaking equipment in a way that is already criminal.
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Excellent news. The ban on Palestine Action was always an over-reaction, as were the multiple arrests.
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Isn't this good news all around, even for the government? (I mean, I sense they may have regretted the initial decision and now this allows them a way out?)
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Where is the evidence of regret?
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So what happens to those imprisoned for supporting it like those recently on hunger strikes now?
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Nothing yet.

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Did the court rule on Plasticine Action too?

Seriously though, this is wonderful news 👏
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It only seemed to have been imposed because the government was embarrassed that they’d managed to infiltrate what should be one of the most secure installations in the country.
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Having leafed through the judgement the gist seems to be that while on one level the government had quite a lot of right on its side in tagging the core of PA as a violent terrorist group, in practice doing so was disproportionate to the harms and constraints the proscription imposed on many people
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There were some parts of the hearing held in secret, so I think it was more than that.
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FT is saying that group remains proscribed pending an appeal by the Government.
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Who knew good things were still possible
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🎉
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It was an atrocious abuse of power glad to see it
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But

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Wow!
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It is very difficult to defeat the government on any terrorism judicial review

It is also very difficult to defeat the government when challenging a statutory instrument, terrorism or otherwise.

Legally this is a *huge* achievement for the applicants.
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When the bench was suddenly "beefed up" I sensed such a win was a possibility.

See quoted post from two months ago - against those then insisting this was a bad sign for the applicant.

If you are going to quash a terrorism SI you want a strong bench.

Less so when siding with the government.
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I wonder if the same people screaming for the sacking of the WM Police Chief for banning Israeli hooligans from a football match were supportive of this massive government overreach that literally criminalised people for holding up a sign in support of Palestine Action. Freedom works both ways.
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Does this negate all the charges against protesters with signs or is that not how it works?
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What does that mean for people convicted under those laws?
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Appeal likely though isn’t it?
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But the unlawful ban remains in effect.

Is this judicial humour?
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www.ft.com/content/ed064c1a-9237-407b-813a-70f4fa48b129?accessToken=zwAGSrLU4TzIkdPtBkwakjdAe9OBOnD0-kixKQ.MEUCIQDX0WJEBDF4g6cG_GLCM_ueGsIPSYW7jEOURdjwhSMxEgIgQEUpHDeaNZTLe80gx4NyVZ3-8I0yY4JZzvvURYngeM8&sharetype=gift&token=44c3c21a-dad0-48d3-97be-1fa3c904f4a5
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The government(Starmer)have to appeal to try and save Yvette Cooper.
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IIRC that means 'there isn't a law specifically covering Thing but if there were then Thing would be ruled illegal' ?

Compo for the victims of this promptly
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Maybe you should do airflow research?

There is no compo needed because there has been no harm. All the prosecutions have been on hold.
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Compo all round for the people they arrested then eh
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You don’t get compensation for being arrested.
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Fantastic. Does this mean that all those arrested for support PA will have the charges dismissed? We're any of them found guilty or were all the cases waiting for this review?
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*supporting* obvs
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The ban reminds in place pending judicial appeal by the government.

So not yet and depending on whether the government will do this and whether they will win.
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That many Labour politicians have been enticed into LFI and accepted lobby money [half the cabinet at least] is the disgrace in the face of the on-going slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.

Gaza is nowhere in UK MSM while the focus is on Trump.
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You have been proved right again.
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