Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win – The Latest

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  This is The Guardian.

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  Do we really think history is going to look back at the sight of thousands of people,

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  including Grammys,

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  being arrested for holding placards, opposing genocide, and look back and think,

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  well, that was an episode to be proud of?

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  I think it's going to go down as a very shameful episode,

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  and I think it's quite obvious in the here and now.

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  The UK government's ban on a Palestinian campaign group under terrorism legislation has been found unlawful in a dramatic ruling by the High Court in London.

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  When a government applies the term, legally speaking, terrorism, to movements,

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  organisations and individuals which are clearly not terrorists, a red line has been crossed.

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  That is a red line where you cross into some degree of authoritarianism.

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  Judges at the High Court have ruled that the government's prescription of Palestine action as a terror group is unlawful.

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  From the Guardians Today in Focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

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  I'm joined by Owen Jones, Guardian columnist.

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  Thank you for being with us.

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  It's great to have you on the show.

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  Thanks for dialing in.

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  Great to see you.

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  Great to see you too.

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  So we're speaking on this pretty extraordinary day.

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