And the State Can’t Handle It
On July 5, 2025, the UK government made a fatal error—not just politically, but morally.
They didn’t just proscribe a group. They tried to outlaw conscience.
They declared that supporting Palestine Action—a direct-action group that shut down weapons factories supplying Israel—was now tantamount to terrorism.
And in doing so, they triggered something they can no longer control.
A Law Designed to Break People
They didn’t even try to hide it.
During the proscription hearing, the government’s own lawyer said it plainly:
“We do not deny that it is Draconian. It is meant to be.”
That wasn’t a slip. That was a confession. They want this to be authoritarian. They want fear in the air. They want to make an example of anyone who dares to resist.
And what did the press do?
Nothing.
Not the BBC. Not ITV. Not The Guardian. Not Channel 4.
More than twenty journalists were in that courtroom—and not one of them reported the quote.
Not one.
They watched the government admit that this law is meant to crush dissent… and stayed quiet.
That’s not journalism. That’s a protection racket.
A Movement Unleashed
Instead of silencing support for Palestine Action, the government amplified it. What followed was one of the most widespread acts of civil disobedience in modern British memory.
Within hours, social media was flooded with a single phrase:
“I support Palestine Action.”
It was defiant. Simple. Unapologetic. And thousands said it.
- Chris Hazzard MP said it.
- Roger Waters said it.
- George Monbiot said it first, declaring: “I am Spartacus.”
Even an 83-year-old priest, Reverend Sue Parfitt, was arrested for holding a sign that read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
The optics couldn’t be worse for the state. The moral balance couldn’t be clearer.
The Numbers Game
In a single 15-minute scroll on Twitter, I saw over a dozen posts declaring support. That’s 50 an hour. That’s 1,200 a day—on one platform.
Multiply that across Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, YouTube, Facebook, and the underground currents of dissent Britain hasn’t even clocked yet—and you begin to see the scale.
This isn’t fringe anymore. This is mainstream, mass-scale refusal to comply.
Spartacus Was First Spoken by Monbiot
All credit where it’s due: it was George Monbiot—not Waters—who first invoked Spartacus.
He wasn’t my favourite person before this, but he’s earned full credit here. It was a brave and bold move. Roger Waters picked up the torch, and now thousands more are carrying it.
The phrase has become a rallying cry:
“I am Spartacus.”
“I support Palestine Action.”
“Arrest me too, then.”
This isn’t just a meme now—it’s a movement.
No Justice, No Peace
As Tim Crossland said while being arrested, quoting the 1945 Genocide Convention:
“It is not only the right of individuals to oppose genocide—it is their duty.”
That’s what this is. Not terrorism. Duty.
So when people say they support Palestine Action, they’re not declaring violence. They’re declaring moral resistance. They’re disturbing the war.
They Can’t Arrest Us All
The UK government has just criminalised solidarity.
They’ve made it a terror offence to say you support the people trying to stop war crimes. And that should terrify every single one of us.
Because if they can do it to Palestine Action—who haven’t killed anyone, haven’t harmed anyone—they can do it to anyone who dares to care too loudly.
They won’t stop here.
Today it’s “I support Palestine Action.”
Tomorrow it’ll be:
“I oppose apartheid.”
“I support whistleblowers.”
“I refuse to stay silent.”
This law won’t hold—not because it’s unjust (though it is), but because too many people are standing up and refusing to pretend this is normal.
The threat isn’t Palestine Action.
The threat is people waking up—and realising they’re not alone.
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