Andy Beckett is right that “the legally safe space for protest in Britain is shrinking again” (Anger, fear and a total rejection of politics: the Palestine Action protest was a snapshot of Britain today, 11 August). Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, might consider this as she ponders why so many ordinary people, not previously political activists, are volunteering for arrest as terrorist sympathisers.
The proscription of Palestine Action sits among egregious violations of international law. People outraged by atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank are dismayed at the continued prevarications of our government.
