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Q&A: Andrew, Mandelson & is Palestine Action support about to collapse?

5/11/202631 min

Four Palestine Action activists have just been convicted of serious criminal offences, including criminal damage and GBH. Will this start to change public perceptions of the proscribed group? Will ordinary people look on them differently in light of this news? Andy & Neil break down what impact these convictions could have and discuss whether the government should have waited until now to ban Palestine Action.

They also explain how long the potential sentences Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson could face, if they were to be found guilty of Misconduct in Public Office. For now, both men deny any wrongdoing and no charges have been brought.

Andy & Neil also reveal how they don't allow themselves to get emotional even when covering or responding to serious crimes and terror attacks, plus they break down why senior police officers often sound like politicians when they speak in public.

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Clips

The moment Basu broke
Defining Palestine Action
“It fits terrorism law”
Strong men cry
When justice can’t proceed
A case returns decades later
Yes, we’re media trained

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Neil Basu· Host0:00

    [digital music] This is a Global Player original podcast. I think we're now finally seeing the character of some of the people involved in Palestine Action. So if you're gonna do that, these are the people you're supporting.

  2. Andy Hughes· Host0:12

    The footage from this case was absolutely horro- horrifying. They broke bones in the back of a female police officer.

  3. Neil Basu· Host0:19

    I think they would've expected the public to take more respect of our home secretary's decision. Well, welcome to the new world- Yeah ... of politics. I've always wondered who was bankrolling Palestine Action. Who is it that's actually behind this?

  4. Andy Hughes· Host0:31

    And you could actually see in the footage, you can see me welling up, 'cause it shocked me so much. I thought, he's so broken, he, he can't even show emotion.

  5. Neil Basu· Host0:39

    I remember turning to my staff officer as I walked away and said, "That's it. I'm not doing this ever again." [gentle music] The Crime Agents.

  6. Andy Hughes· Host0:48

    Hello, and welcome to this Q&A episode of The Crime Agents with me, crime journalist Andy Hughes.

  7. Neil Basu· Host0:53

    And me, the ex-cop Neil Basu.

  8. Andy Hughes· Host0:55

    We're gonna start with Jess on Instagram. This has, um, been in the news, um, last week. "Four Palestine Action activists were finally convicted of criminal damage, and one convicted of inflicting GBH against a police officer for hitting her with a sledgehammer. Do you think this conviction and the brutality of their behavior, which is now clear for everyone to see, will start to change public opinion on Palestine Action?" It's worth noting that this group, um, they initially went on trial in February, and in fact, they were acquitted of a more

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