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60<![CDATA[Corruption in the UK courts]]>"_This would be the first time a barrister has ever faced contempt of court for the contents of their closing speech. Menon now faces two years in prison for the high crime of reminding the jury of their centuries-old right to return verdicts without fear of punishment from the_]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/corruption-in-the-uk-courts/69db5825bbc6df6abdf9ab41Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:32:02 GMT"This would be the first time a barrister has ever faced contempt of court for the contents of their closing speech. Menon now faces two years in prison for the high crime of reminding the jury of their centuries-old right to return verdicts without fear of punishment from the trial judge."

UK seeks to jail Palestine Action for ‘terrorism’ amid UK media blackout - The GrayzoneSix Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in solitary confinement. If convicted, the six Palestine Action activists and 18 others will be sentenced as terrorists, facing long prison terms. The jury has not been notified about the ‘terrorist’ designation, and the British media cannot report thisThe Grayzone

]]><![CDATA[Lawful?]]>The US didn’t rescue survivors after sinking an Iranian warship. Was that legal?The law of naval warfare sets out obligations regarding the rescue of survivorsThe IndependentJennifer Parker

It's telling that UK media hasn't highlighted the Iranian frigate being unarmed, despite it

]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/lawful/69ab267dbbc6df6abdf9aafdFri, 06 Mar 2026 19:56:14 GMTThe US didn’t rescue survivors after sinking an Iranian warship. Was that legal?The law of naval warfare sets out obligations regarding the rescue of survivorsThe IndependentJennifer Parker

It's telling that UK media hasn't highlighted the Iranian frigate being unarmed, despite it being widely reported across Asia (lots of talk in Thailand). There's also been little scrutiny of whether adequate assistance was provided to sailors in the water. Touting the sinking of an unarmed vessel as a victory, exposes the cowardice of those celebrating it. Hegseth and his ilk. Let's hope he eventually faces a tribunal in The Hague for war crimes

]]><![CDATA[Spanish premier rejects unilateral military action by US, Israel]]>What a legend: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260228-spanish-premier-rejects-unilateral-military-action-by-us-israel/]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/spanish-premier-rejects-unilateral-military-action-by-us-israel/69a734d4bbc6df6abdf9aaf0Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:23:24 GMTWhat a legend: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260228-spanish-premier-rejects-unilateral-military-action-by-us-israel/]]><![CDATA[Time to stop paying the licence fee?]]>BBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision as four countries boycott eventIreland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia lead action protesting against Israeli conduct in Gaza warThe IndependentLauren Del Fabbro

"Music should be a uniting force, not a tool to be weaponised for political ends." Idiotic

]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/time-to-stop-paying-the-licence-fee/69333832d99ea5909d4bc058Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:00:36 GMTBBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision as four countries boycott eventIreland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia lead action protesting against Israeli conduct in Gaza warThe IndependentLauren Del Fabbro

"Music should be a uniting force, not a tool to be weaponised for political ends." Idiotic comment. Calling a genocide "political" is not only wrong, it's a deliberate attempt to downplay human suffering.

Good on Israel, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia, and shame on the BBC. I have zero interest in Eurovision, but maybe it's time to start thinking about stopping paying the licence fee – we don't watch a huge amount of live TV anyway, so it wouldn't be hard to stop watching altogether...

]]><![CDATA[Hand wringing]]>Government ‘doing everything’ to overturn Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban at Aston Villa matchIt is working with police and exploring what additional resources are required to allow all fans to attend.BBC NewsByEuan O Byrne Mulligan

Instead of hand-wringing over Birmingham's SAG not allowing

]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/hand-wringing/68f280ccd99ea5909d4bc021Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:31:53 GMTGovernment ‘doing everything’ to overturn Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban at Aston Villa matchIt is working with police and exploring what additional resources are required to allow all fans to attend.BBC NewsByEuan O Byrne Mulligan

Instead of hand-wringing over Birmingham's SAG not allowing Tel Aviv fans to attend the Europa League fixture, how about: don't allow Israeli teams to play at all? Are we white-washing the genocide away, just because there's a cease fire? Israel should only be allowed to re-join international sporting when netanyahu, his psychotic regime, and probably a fair percentage of the idf are lined up on trial in front of the ICC (lower-casing intentional. none of them deserve capitalisation).

]]><![CDATA[Stand with the dock workers]]>Block all ships to Israel now!In Genoa, dockworkers are blocking shipments to Israel. Let’s join them and expand the resistance worldwide.Avaaz

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]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/stand-with-the-dock-workers/68de7307d99ea5909d4bc010Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:40:00 GMTBlock all ships to Israel now!In Genoa, dockworkers are blocking shipments to Israel. Let’s join them and expand the resistance worldwide.Avaaz

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]]><![CDATA[Chucklehead]]>LOL:]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/chucklehead/68d82782d99ea5909d4bc003Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:06:18 GMTLOL:]]><![CDATA[Plasticine Action... really?]]>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/protester-arrested-wearing-plasticine-action-t-shirt-palestine-gaza-protest

I also saw on Channel 4 News that a man was arrested today for having the P word and the A word in a sentence. Apparently it's enough to have two words in bold in a sentence now to

]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/plasticine-action-really/68d04a3d4e811a06d3f6af67Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:13:51 GMThttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/protester-arrested-wearing-plasticine-action-t-shirt-palestine-gaza-protest

I also saw on Channel 4 News that a man was arrested today for having the P word and the A word in a sentence. Apparently it's enough to have two words in bold in a sentence now to violate terrorism laws???

]]><![CDATA[Authoritarianism..?]]>Palestine Action protesters arrested by police at London demoThe Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last decade.BBC NewsEmma Rossiter and Adam HaleBBC NewsFrankie McCamleyreporting from Parliament Square

"(Yvette Cooper) defended the banning

]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/looks-like-authoritarianism/68d04a3d4e811a06d3f6af65Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:23:20 GMTPalestine Action protesters arrested by police at London demoThe Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last decade.BBC NewsEmma Rossiter and Adam HaleBBC NewsFrankie McCamleyreporting from Parliament Square

"(Yvette Cooper) defended the banning of Palestine Action, which she said was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks, the details of which cannot yet be publicly reported due to ongoing legal proceedings'."

Well, based on evidence so far, it looks like authoritarianism and smells like authoritarianism. And considering the number of times the security services have gotten things wrong over the years, I'm somewhat doubtful there's any information that can't be reported at a high level, where it would actually effect legal proceedings. Investigations in progress, maybe. But legal proceedings...? It just sounds like excuses for extreme government overreach. Let's see when these details are published... assuming they ever are.

]]><![CDATA[Better late...]]>Better late... than never...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g814gy2e7o

]]>https://jasonrbriggs.com/better-late/68d04a3d4e811a06d3f6af64Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:08:34 GMTBetter late... than never...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g814gy2e7o

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