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Why are older people risking arrest for Palestine Action?

Why are older people risking arrest for Palestine Action?

Update: 2025-09-08
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Why can’t the French government pass a budget? Who will win in the fight for the soul of the Labour Party? Why do pensioners keep being arrested?


Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Tom Gatti and Serna Cesareo, as well as the journalist and author Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff, as they each try to pitch the top story of the day.


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Why are older people risking arrest for Palestine Action?

Why are older people risking arrest for Palestine Action?