Also in this episode: will facial recognition technology change law enforcement forever? And will a new think-tank deepen US influence in right wing politics?  Giles Whittell is joined by the Observer's Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan, News Reporter Jon Ungoed Thomas and Consulting Editor for Comment, Erica Wagner.  Links to the team's Must Reads and recommendations here:  Blackberry Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a different story Host: Giles Whittell, Deputy Editor-In-Chief  Producers: Amalie Sortland and Poppy Bullard  

Palestine Action was proscribed on 5 July, putting the direct action group in the same legal category as groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State. Since then, around 200 people have been arrested for supporting the group