What affects us affects cats
Oct 7 was the anniversary of the diabolical Hamas attacks on Israelis living on a kibbutz not far from the Gaza-Israel border. Many in Britain wanted to protest against what they see as the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza in retribution by the Israeli government for the Hamas atrocities. On Oct 2 a terrorist …
News media today reports: “Protests supporting banned terror group Palestine Action were ‘almost gloating over the Yom Kippur attack’, the Board of Deputies of British Jews has said.” The entirely peaceful Palestine Action protests are about freedom of speech. They want to undo the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation which it …
In The Times of Tuesday September 16th 2025 there are two comment articles; one written by Melanie Phillips and the other by Giles Coren. They are both talented columnists of The Times with whom we are familiar. Phillips’ column is about the immigration debate and Tommy Robinson while Coren’s discusses three different topics, one …
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) are working hard to shore up Israel’s international reputation which has been severely damaged by its heavily disproportionate response to the Hamas atrocities of Oct 7th. It is said that 50 Gazans have been killed for every one of the Jews killed by Hamas on that date and a …
The UK government’s recent decision to proscribe Palestine Action (PA) as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000 is a deeply troubling development — one that risks criminalising peaceful dissent, overcrowding an already burdened justice system, and further eroding public trust in democratic institutions. Note: This article should not be taken as support …
Recently, a group of four men from Palestine Action were accused by police of causing £7 million worth of damage after spraying paint on aircraft at RAF Brize Norton. The staggering figure has become a headline grabber, directly influencing potential prison sentences. But where does this number come from, and how accurate is it? …
The kids – acting like canaries in a coal mine – are signalling to the adults that they are screwing up the management of the planet. The self-indulgent, egocentric adults don’t get it but the kids do. The kids see it and feel it. They see a bleak future but the adults are still …
The reason why campaigning animal advocates such as members of Animal Rising have to be so disruptive of the day-to-day activities of the general public is because it is the only way they can get a result. You can’t ask the general public nicely to stop eating meat in order to put a brake …
