The Right to Protest is getting harder

“Year by year, we see police powers grow, as our fundamental right to protest is treated more like a privilege. The law in this area has become dangerously unbalanced, empowering the state to silence voices it should be safeguarding. Reversing this trend is essential to restoring trust, protecting rights and preserving a healthy democracy.”

https://www.justice.org.uk/news/right-to-protest-in-crisis-as-government-seeks-new-powers-to-curb-dissent-justice-report-warns

Right to protest in crisis as government seeks new powers to curb dissent, JUSTICE report warns | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity

The right to protest is facing its most serious assault in decades, as sweeping new laws continually hand police additional powers to suppress public assembly

@Geri
Channel 4 news had a report on this tonight.
Bizarrely they haven’t yet updated their website so I can’t post a link

#channel4
#channel4news

@OneInterestingFact yes, this is what made me look at the matter once more xxc