Protest Crackdown in Britain Now Amounts to 'State Repression' And the Labour Government is Continuing the Trend, Warn Campaigners
Protest Crackdown in Britain Now Amounts to 'State Repression' And the Labour Government is Continuing the Trend, Warn Campaigners
bylinetimes.com Protest Crackdown in Britain Now Amounts to 'State Repression' And the Labour Government is Continuing the Trend, Warn Campaigners
Infringements on the right to protest have been 'emboldened' by successive governments, report argues
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The authors hit out at a “growing portrayal of protesters as alleged threats to democracy rather than a vital part of public participation.”
Two major Acts of Parliament – the Police Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023 – have “changed the legal landscape” for protest drastically over the past few years.
