Half of arrests at Palestine Action ban protest were 60 or over, data shows (Guardian, 2025-08-10)
>> A total of 532 people were arrested at the largest demonstration relating to the group since it was proscribed last month. All but 10 were under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act for displaying supportive placards or signs.
>> An age breakdown released by the Metropolitan police on Sunday revealed that nearly 100 of those detained were in their 70s and 15 were in their 80s. Of the 519 arrested people with confirmed dates of birth, 49.9% were 60 or older…
Should we be really paying a state pension to terrorists… Not my opinion, but a possible thought process.