Labour must repeal the laws that led to shockingly disproportionate prison sentences for environmental protesters. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th July 2024 How do you know when protest tactics are working? When governments ban them. The oppressive laws introduced by the previous government – the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 […]
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Campaigners call on Keir Starmer to stop the ongoing erosion of civic space in the UK
New Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has a decision to make over the weekend
He wants juries to stop finding defendants not guilty and to prevent judges from applying laws "differently" when they involve issues like climate change and anti-racism
By appointing extremists to set the limits of free speech, the government protects powerful interests from challenge. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd May 2024 It’s not hard to spot the extremists inflaming public passions in Britain and disrupting our lives. They play an active role in politics, and sometimes claim to be […]
Policing was driven by politicians and media furore, with pressure on police to ‘do more’ resulting in confused and inconsistent decision-making, Netpol argues
The Government is accused of pushing public bodies to go tougher on protesters
"The island closest to paradise has become the island closest to hell."
The report is expected to proscribe Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action as 'extreme protest groups' and restrict their ability to fundraise and assemble