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By *ostInTheSupermarket OP   Man
30 weeks ago

Central

The home secretary is to introduce new restrictions on protests and will give police officers more powers to consider the 'cumulative impact' of repeated demonstrations.

Under the plans being put forward by Shabana Mahmood, police forces will be able to impose limits on protesters based on their previous activity.

It means that the police could order protesters to hold their demonstration at a different location if they have repeatedly held protests at the same sites for weeks on end.

Under the plans, anybody who did not obey these conditions would then be arrested.

The changes, announced this morning, come following pro-Palestine marches across the country on Thursday evening, the same day that a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Greater Manchester took place.

The home secretary said these protests were "fundamentally un-British" in a strong criticism of them. It followed police asking marchers to delay their protests, which they declined to do.

Mahmood has now said she will review the UK's existing laws to ensure the police have consistent and sufficient powers, including the right to ban protests outright if necessary. This will include changing the Public Order Act.

She said: "The right to protest is a fundamental freedom in our country. However, this freedom must be balanced with the freedom of their neighbours to live their lives without fear.

"Large, repeated protests can leave sections of our country, particularly religious communities, feeling unsafe, intimidated and scared to leave their homes.

"This has been particularly evident in relation to the considerable fear within the Jewish community, which has been expressed to me on many occasions in these recent difficult days.

"These changes mark an important step in ensuring we protect the right to protest while ensuring all feel safe in this country."

The right to ban protests?

My word.

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By *ostInTheSupermarket OP   Man
30 weeks ago

Central

Obviously the motive is ‘anti semitism’.

What about far right protests making ethnic minorities feel vulnerable then?

Tories are cheering this on, wonder what Reform have to say?

Free speech? Looks like you won’t be able to wave a placard on a stick soon.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
30 weeks ago

East Sussex

I think this is a wrong move on her part.

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By *ingdomNightTimePleasuresMan
30 weeks ago

nearby

Where do you draw the lines

Anti war protests

Anti abortion

CND

Greenpeace / climate change

Anything the government dont want a protest about

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By (user no longer on site)
30 weeks ago


"The home secretary is to introduce new restrictions on protests and will give police officers more powers to consider the 'cumulative impact' of repeated demonstrations.

Under the plans being put forward by Shabana Mahmood, police forces will be able to impose limits on protesters based on their previous activity.

It means that the police could order protesters to hold their demonstration at a different location if they have repeatedly held protests at the same sites for weeks on end.

Under the plans, anybody who did not obey these conditions would then be arrested.

The changes, announced this morning, come following pro-Palestine marches across the country on Thursday evening, the same day that a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Greater Manchester took place.

The home secretary said these protests were "fundamentally un-British" in a strong criticism of them. It followed police asking marchers to delay their protests, which they declined to do.

Mahmood has now said she will review the UK's existing laws to ensure the police have consistent and sufficient powers, including the right to ban protests outright if necessary. This will include changing the Public Order Act.

She said: "The right to protest is a fundamental freedom in our country. However, this freedom must be balanced with the freedom of their neighbours to live their lives without fear.

"Large, repeated protests can leave sections of our country, particularly religious communities, feeling unsafe, intimidated and scared to leave their homes.

"This has been particularly evident in relation to the considerable fear within the Jewish community, which has been expressed to me on many occasions in these recent difficult days.

"These changes mark an important step in ensuring we protect the right to protest while ensuring all feel safe in this country."

The right to ban protests?

My word.

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"Terrorists will never defeat us, we stand together" blah blah.

This shows that we have to change our laws to decrease protests due to the high number of arrests being made and the strain this puts on the justice system.

Cannot see that as not being defeated, if they the government have to curb us by decreasing our freedoms and right to expression then we have lost.

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By *ostInTheSupermarket OP   Man
30 weeks ago

Central


"Where do you draw the lines

Anti war protests

Anti abortion

CND

Greenpeace / climate change

Anything the government dont want a protest about "

This Labour government are more authoritarian than the previous 14 years worth of Tories. Amazing stuff & nobody who considers themselves Liberal or Left leaning should be touching the twunts with a bargepole.

Of course, it shows again the reach Israel has (as if we needed reminding)

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By *rFilthMan
30 weeks ago

Rossendale

We are run by the banks and big corporations, this includes the inception and who run Isreal!

We need to reinstate English common law and our constitution or this slippery slide into Tyranny and constant war will continue while we pay for the privilege!

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By *ostindreamsMan
30 weeks ago

London

I don't even support the Pro-palestine protestors. But I am against the proposed restrictions.

The public order act of UK needs a serious revisit. It seems to be the goto tool for the government to restrict anyone exercising their rights to free speech and expression. Both right and left wingers have been affected by this. I hope people put their political differences aside, stick together and oppose these restrictions.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
30 weeks ago

in Lancashire


"I don't even support the Pro-palestine protestors. But I am against the proposed restrictions.

The public order act of UK needs a serious revisit. It seems to be the goto tool for the government to restrict anyone exercising their rights to free speech and expression. Both right and left wingers have been affected by this. I hope people put their political differences aside, stick together and oppose these restrictions."

Fully agree..

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By *anifestoMan
30 weeks ago

F

I take it this also applies to Yaxley Lennon's crowd?

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By *osweet69Couple
30 weeks ago

portsmouth

Just another step on the stairway to totalitarianism.

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By *ingdomNightTimePleasuresMan
30 weeks ago

nearby

This and ID cards in the same week.

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By *enda83Man
30 weeks ago

north

I’m sure this is just a mere coincidence that there are anti Labour protests in so many towns across the country and now they want to fetch this in.

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By *hagTonightMan
30 weeks ago

From the land of haribos.

I agree, especially with these kind of protests where the police have to get involved, as it easily can get out of control, it is time to stop it and take control of our streets again.

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By *winga2Man
30 weeks ago

Stranraer


"I agree, especially with these kind of protests where the police have to get involved, as it easily can get out of control, it is time to stop it and take control of our streets again."

Follow the US, tear gas and pepper spray

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