Meanwhile the chilling effect of anti-protest laws continues to be pushed by Courts enacting the Govt.'s attack on #democracy.
When peaceful protest ends up with a six-month jail sentence you know we are losing key democratic rights;
as Katy Watts (Liberty) observes:
'Protest is a fundamental right, not a gift from the state. Government should be protecting our right to protest, not criminalising it'!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/15/just-stop-oil-activist-is-first-to-be-jailed-under-new-uk-protest-law
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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2023-12-16 08:35:42
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