Bad bill on protests

[Nearly Sane]

And being rushed through parliament


https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2021/03/11/silencing-black-lives-matter-priti-patels-anti-protest-law/?cmpredirect

[Aruntraveller]

Extremely worrying.

As somebody who has been on more than my fair share of protests, marches and demonstrations; most of which the government of the time would have liked to have seen squashed, I cannot believe the apathy of the general public to this diminishing and authoritarian control being imposed on their right to protest by the Home Secretary.

Finally nails the lie of all that "Johnson is a libertarian" bollocks.

[SteveH]

Extremely worrying.

As somebody who has been on more than my fair share of protests, marches and demonstrations; most of which the government of the time would have liked to have seen squashed, I cannot believe the apathy of the general public to this diminishing and authoritarian control being imposed on their right to protest by the Home Secretary.

Finally nails the lie of all that "Johnson is a libertarian" bollocks.

Quite, but fair do's - the Blair/Brown Labour government also tried to stamp on legitimate protest. (I too have been on a fair few.)

[Aruntraveller]

Quite, but fair do's - the Blair/Brown Labour government also tried to stamp on legitimate protest. (I too have been on a fair few.)

And?

Wasn't right then. Isn't right now.

That's just whataboutery.

[SteveH]

And?

Wasn't right then. Isn't right now.

That's just whataboutery.

I'm not trying to defend the tories (heaven forbid!), just pointing out that they are not alone.

[Aruntraveller]

I'm not trying to defend the tories (heaven forbid!), just pointing out that they are not alone.

Fairy nuff.

[Aruntraveller]

The bill is so loosely worded that all sorts of things could be affected:

https://labourlist.org/2021/03/the-anti-protest-bill-could-see-pride-marches-shut-down-at-the-behest-of-bigots/