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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Palestine Action ban is a gift for Nigel Farage

People take part in a demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries in support of Palestinian people in Gaza outside Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh.
A pro-Palestinian rally in Edinburgh. ‘If Labour can proscribe a non-violent protest group, a Farage government would be utterly ruthless against those with which it disagrees.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Re your editorial on the Palestine Action proscription (15 September), this is a “First they came for the communists” moment. If a Labour government can successfully proscribe a non-violent protest group, a Farage government would be utterly ruthless against those with which it disagrees. Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Extinction Rebellion and many others would be at risk.
Nigel Harvey
St Albans

• The TUC general secretary asks for interest rates to be cut to ease inflationary pressure (Report, 17 September), while the US Federal Reserve is fearful that lower rates will cause prices to rise (Report, 17 September). What was that about six economists, seven opinions?
Tom Uprichard
London

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