Direct Action Training:

https://directactiontraining.org/


is a new website created by the proscribed terrorist group Palestine Action.

Question: is this breaking the proscription? The IP address seems to be located in Iceland. Is this enough to get around the ban?

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Ottavio Caruso

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On 08/07/2025 20:26, Ottavio Caruso wrote:

Direct Action Training:

https://directactiontraining.org/

is a new website created by the proscribed terrorist group Palestine
Action.

Question: is this breaking the proscription?  The IP address seems to be located in Iceland. Is this enough to get around the ban?

Of course. It's only a proscribed organisation in the UK, and the
powers that be here haven't yet caught up with the idea that we are not
the whole world and don't rule it. It's a continuation of the ludicrous 'Spycatcher' mentality that led to the book being banned in the UK in
1987 when it was freely available everywhere else.

Sometime, they may get round to appreciating that you cannot suppress
ideas or opinions or free speech worldwide but their arrogance is such
that I don't expect to see it any time soon. They also haven't caught
up with the internet age of instant communication and access to information.

I guess the next action by this repressive government will be to try to
ban access from the UK to any website they consider is linked to
Palestine Action, but that's playing whack-a-mole because each
suppression takes time, and another will pop up as soon as they do.

It's all futile. Those who want will find a way round.

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On Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:50:31 +0100, Norman Wells wrote:

On 08/07/2025 20:26, Ottavio Caruso wrote:

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Of course. It's only a proscribed organisation in the UK, and the
powers that be here haven't yet caught up with the idea that we are not
the whole world and don't rule it. It's a continuation of the ludicrous 'Spycatcher' mentality that led to the book being banned in the UK in
1987 when it was freely available everywhere else.

Including Scotland.

When I was working in London, in 1987, there were enterprising fellows
who bought boxes down from Scotland and were openly selling them outside
Baker St. Station.

I didn't need a copy because (a) I had no reason to believe the
allegations weren't true (and I've grown up here). But also a lecturer
had a copy he bought in the US that was doing the rounds.

AIR Australia made it quite clear that they were no longer under the Westminster thumb too.

Overall: UK-0; Common sense-a lot.

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On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 09:15:36 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
<[email protected]> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:50:31 +0100, Norman Wells wrote:

On 08/07/2025 20:26, Ottavio Caruso wrote:

[quoted text muted]

Of course. It's only a proscribed organisation in the UK, and the
powers that be here haven't yet caught up with the idea that we are not
the whole world and don't rule it. It's a continuation of the ludicrous
'Spycatcher' mentality that led to the book being banned in the UK in
1987 when it was freely available everywhere else.

Including Scotland.

When I was working in London, in 1987, there were enterprising fellows
who bought boxes down from Scotland and were openly selling them outside >Baker St. Station.

I didn't need a copy because (a) I had no reason to believe the
allegations weren't true (and I've grown up here). But also a lecturer
had a copy he bought in the US that was doing the rounds.

AIR Australia made it quite clear that they were no longer under the >Westminster thumb too.

The Spycatcher Trial by Malcolm Turnbull exposed a lot of the antics
the UK government performed to try and squash the book and a lot of
the cunning devices he, the magnificent, wise, talented, canny, brave
lawyer used to thwart them. Yes, the book is a bit of an ego trip for
Turnbull. Inevitable I suppose that after that he turned to politics.

Nick

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