The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated that direct action by Palestine Action has had a limited overall impact on the UK defence sector and the supply of assets to the Armed Forces, according to a parliamentary response from Defence Minister Maria Eagle.
In response to a question from Luke Akehurst MP (Labour, North Durham) on whether the government had assessed the potential impact of direct action by Palestine Action on the defence industry, Eagle confirmed that “The Ministry of Defence regularly monitors risks and issues facing the defence sector as part of our supply chain resilience work.”
While the MoD acknowledged that some UK defence companies have incurred costs as a result of the activist group’s actions, Eagle stated that “a number of UK Defence companies have reported that they have incurred costs through installing additional security measures in responding to the threat of actions from groups such as Palestine Action.”
The direct action group, which targets companies linked to the arms trade, has been known for criminal damage and disruption at sites linked to military supply chains.
Eagle noted that “it is also recognised that there are a small number of defence companies, and associated supporting businesses, who have been targeted by Palestine Action with criminal damage and intimidation of their staff.”
Despite these challenges, the MoD downplayed the broader impact, stating that “the overall impact to Defence has been limited and there have been no significant reported impacts to the Defence supply chain.”
The government is working with the police to address incidents and mitigate potential future disruption to businesses affected by such actions.
Maybe the protestors aren’t such a bunch of useless lunatic, Hug a Tree / Palestinian / Yam loving T@§§er§ as as we all thought, they actually do serve a very useful purpose and maybe someone should really annoy them by thanking them ?
If it’s forced U.K. Defence supply chain companies to spend money on better security because of them then IMHO it’s the Silver lining in the cloud they have caused.
Though you do have to wonder why after 3 years of possible Asymmetric Warfare and sabotage by a certain 3rd country it wasn’t brought up to scratch in the first place. 🤔
I do actually think it’s time to create a proper Military trained “National Guard” as a Reserve for defence of military, industrial and infrastructure.
Yes the fact that critical infrastructure is not well guarded seems insane..especially as political war is the know area of preference for our enemies.
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Indeed, it can’t be critical infrastructure if it’s not protected, by definition.
Peaceful protest a legitimate aspect of democracy, intimidation of staff, obviously not acceptable. Each Police commissioner is responsible for setting police service priorities so national security must be towards the top of their list since defence is the first responsibility of the nation state.
Problem is when they block the gates.
Lorry ‘Got a 0800 delivery of 2 pallets of electronics’
Security ‘Sorry mate, we are on a luna lockdown, barrier is up. Can you hang about until around 1330? That noisy lot head to Tesco around then.’
Lorry ‘Can’t do, I’ll drop them back at depot and maybe see you next week. Hopefully they’ve went home or back to Uni’
Will not be surprised if Russia or Iran are funding such radical organizations, anyone can infiltrate and place spying equipment in a facility while anarchists do their things…
These protesters are serving the interests of Iran. However, taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut never looks good. Local defence contractor has massively increased site security. Considering mysterious fires and whatnot that have impacted western European companies I agree with Rodders. Well done lads!
Millions of pounds in damages, equipment destroyed? Set back in delivery? These are terrorist disrupting delivery of equipment to the military.