Retired policeman handcuffed in his own home in 'thought crime' row

A retired special constable is planning to sue his former police force after they handcuffed him in his own home over a social media post warning about the threat of anti-Semitism in Britain. Julian Foulkes, from Gillingham, was detained at his home by six officers from Kent Police - the very same force he had given ten years of his life to - after he questioned a supporter of pro-Palestine demonstrations on X in November 2023. In the context of a rise in protests at the start of the Israel-Hamas war - and reports of an anti-Semitic mob storming a Russian airport - Mr Foulkes tweeted an activist: 'One step away from storming Heathrow looking for Jewish arrivals…'