Blog: Phd candidate Nathan Whetton on the history of labelling civil disobedience organisations as "extremist"
Monday 27 October 2025
A new blog post by Nathan Whitton, PhD candidate at LSE Law School, considering the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, which has been widely criticised as a government overreach. He traces the history of labelling civil disobedience organisations as “extremist”, “radical” and threats to “national security”.