In Britain, Bagehot looks at the silver-haired radicals hauled off for supporting Palestine Action: “The spirit of ’68 is held by those who are now 68.” (The Economist 14th August 2025)
The graphic shows the Met Police’s figures (unlikely to be completely accurate) on the age range of those arrested at the Palestine protest in Parliament Square, Central London on 8th August. Another, larger protest, is planned for early September.
There is a flaw in the Economist’s argument. I am 68 but I’ve been protesting since my teenage years…but the specific flaw is that in 1968 I was not a teen but 12 years old. I lived in North London so no doubt picked up some of the revolutionary mood of that year but I wasnt really active until 1969/70 when I was a teen.
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