Jamie Bellinger

@jamiebellinger.com

Photographer. Bath, UK. www.jamiebellinger.com

I have nothing to say on the whole Green thing apart from to point out how many people are still yammering on about Jeremy Corbyn who isn't even in the Greens and hasn't lead Labour in almost 7 years.

“Not long ago, Just Stop Oil activists were given long sentences for simply discussing blocking infrastructure. In contrast, the balaclava-wearing gangs now do much the same with apparent impunity. One could almost call it two-tier justice.”

The Empty City@davidallengreen.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...


Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, half of the UK terrorism arrests in the intervening years took place in 2025–26. 50% of the arrests in 4% of the time, as 3,000 were arrested as suspected terrorists for peacefully holding placards. This is what terrorism now means in law in Britain. ©

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If the Prince of Understatement could stop referring to existential threats to life on Earth as "challenges" whilst others are striving to emphasise the cataclysmic urgency, that'd be great. 🌎

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