Flogging bombs as Gaza burns For the arms industry war is a business opportunity. Roma Robinson reports on the opposition to London’s DSEI UK, one of the world's biggest arms fairs.

Read my piece on the DSEI arms fair in the New Internationalist here - and join the National demo for Gaza on 10th October in London

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Stop Bulldozer Genocide: campaigners target JCB as part of mass disruption at London arms fair  By the Stop JCB Bulldozer Genocide Campaign Yesterday morning, Tuesday 9th September, campaigners, coming together under the banner of #ShutDSEIDown, blockaded the entrance to the three-day Defence and Security Equipment International ( DSEI) trade exhibition in East London during its opening. Despite facing violent policing as well as a small fascist presence targeting the protestors, the protestors succeeded in effectively disrupting this obscene showcasing of the purveyors of war and genocide, which included no less than 51 Israeli companies.

Stop Bulldozer Genocide: campaigners target JCB as part of mass disruption at London arms fair 

By the Stop JCB Bulldozer Genocide Campaign Yesterday morning, Tuesday 9th September, campaigners, coming together under the banner of #ShutDSEIDown, blockaded the entrance to the three-day Defence and…

Solidarity with all my #ShutDSEIdown combabes back there today.

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About 50 protestors have been kettled - including at least three journalists (including me!) not part of the protest #shutDSEIdown

Police using force on protestors at #shutDSEIdown

A banner made on black cloth displayed against a brick wall, words read fund healthcare not warfare in coloured spray paint. In top right corner is a cnd/peace sign and in the middle a pink triangle from a t shirt cut into a superman shape, with actup London still not silent in black type

Ready for tomorrow morning, time to #shutdseidown

Five key messages: no comment,no personal details, "under what power?", no duty solicitor, no caution

Police tactics and interactions: police can act unlawfully and aggressively, especially towards black and marginalised people. PLOs (blub bibs) are intelligence gatherers - always say no comment. Kettling: no time limit, no food/water guarantee, don't give details unless Section 50. Expect intimidation, lies and divide and rule tactics

Stop and search: stay calm, ask if you're being detained and remember the 4 Ws: WHY are you being searched, WHAT are police looking for, WHO is the officer and WHERE are they based. Do not give personal details and always ask for a receipt

Key legal powers: Public Order Act section 12/14. Section 50 Police Reform Act (antisocial behaviour) Section 60AA Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 (removal of masks), Section 35 (dispersal orders)

In preparation for plans by campaignets to #ShutDSEIDown this Tuesday, it’s essential to know your rights when protesting.

⚠️ SHUT DSEI DOWN
🗓️ 9th September, 8 am
📍 West Gate, ExCeL Centre, London E16

shutdseidown on TikTok 🚨🚨Join us to shut London's largest Arms Fair down - 9th September 🚨🚨 ⚡⚡Our coaliton of 130 activist groups unites to stop London's biggest imperialist hub for war capitalism and destruction: The Defence and Security Equipment International, DSEI. 🛢️This is where arms producers, weapon dealers and countries' officials meet to trade and show off their criminal weapons. ➡️ Israel, Britain, the USA, France or the UAE will be present and secure their next death deals. The UK is complicit in human and environmental destruction for enabling this shameful fair to happen. We're shutting it down with clear demands: 💥 *Shut DSEI down permanently*. We refuse arms trade to happen in our name in Newham. 💥 *Arms and energy embargo on Israel NOW* 💥 *Stop military investments, fund a fair social and environmental transition* 💥 *Labour, halt the £2b Elbit deal* *JOIN US* 🏷️ Tuesday, September 9th, 8am 📍Excel Centre, West Gate ✏️ Wear masks, leave your devices home and have a buddy! 🎥 @isabellakajiwara #ShutDSEIdown #StopTheArmsFair #StopDSEI #dsei2025 #ukcomplicity #labourparty

Join #ShutDSEIDown on 9th September to shut down London’s largest death fair - vm.tiktok.com/ZNdqU1WUP/