16/06/2026
When the actual (direct) actions of the suffragettes are conveniently being airbrushed out by the state, in order to clamp down on current direct action…like we don’t know our history
It’s absolutely sickening and chilling seeing to what depths the state is willing to stoop
The Court of Appeal yesterday rejected Palestine Action’s claim to be “a direct action civil disobedience protest group like the Suffragettes ruling Palestine Action’s actions (including property damage, raids on arms firms and an RAF base, and some incidents involving pyrotechnics/smoke bombs that caused fear) went beyond acceptable civil disobedience or “ordinary protest.”
The Judges noted the “long and honourable history” of civil disobedience in the UK, citing Suffragettes as a classic example. They described it as involving public, non-violent (or measured) conscientious acts where protesters accept legal consequences, operate transparently, and show proportion to affirm beliefs.
What the seem to have conveniently overlooked in this judgement is the Suffragettes’ history of direct action more violent than anything done by PA…
Arson attacks: They set fire to buildings, including empty or low-occupancy ones to minimize risk to people. Targets included:
• The tea pavilion at Kew Gardens (1913).
• Racecourse pavilions and grandstands (e.g., Hurst Park).
• Theatres (e.g., an attempt on the Theatre Royal in Dublin while Prime Minister Asquith was attending).
• Politicians’ homes and properties (e.g., David Lloyd George’s summer house).
• Churches, schools, timber yards, and other public/commercial sites. 
Bombings and explosives: Use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including:
• A bomb at Lloyd George’s new house (1913), which caused substantial damage but didn’t fully detonate a second device. 
• Bombs in Westminster Abbey (damaging the Coronation Chair), near the Bank of England, at railway stations, post offices, and other sites.
• Attempts on infrastructure like reservoirs. 
Attacks on postboxes and mail: Pouring corrosive or flammable chemicals (e.g., phosphorus, paraffin) into pillar boxes, destroying mail and injuring postal workers (e.g., burns to postmen in London, Birmingham, and Dundee). They also used letter bombs or incendiary devices.
Over 300 incidents of arson and bombing were reported between 1913 and 1914 alone.
