Pro-Palestine musicians continue to be censored by the British establishment in an attempt to silence the crimes of western imperialism and Israel. But every attempt to do so simply discredits the establishment as defenders of a genocide.

Over the past weeks, the most horrific images have come out of Gaza, showing men, women and children reduced to skin and bones. Having backed Israel fully in its genocide, politicians in the West are now scrambling to mask their own roles with token gestures.

Today, Liam Óg’s trial hearing for trumped-up terrorism charges turned into a thousands-strong protest against the British government’s rank hypocrisy. If Starmer thought he could get an easy win, he was wrong. Hands off Kneecap! Lock up the real terrorists!