The scale of sentences on the four young people who took direct action against the arms supplier to Israel is truly shocking. To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on terrorist grounds they were never convicted of by a jury.
Condemnation of sentencing of Palestine Action activists.
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Any welfare reform must be based upon a strategy of providing positive support to people rather than punitive sanction.
To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on terrorist grounds they were never convicted of by a jury.
Classifying protest through direct action as terrorism brings Parliament and our judicial system into disrepute.
Makerfield was a tremendous victory because it stopped Reform in its tracks. The progressive Left united to defeat the divisive politics of the Right.
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