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
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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
The Home Office unlawfully gave police the powers to intervene against protests where no serious disruption was taking place, the court found
Lord Walney's proposals would impose an effective ban on certain protest groups while handing police forces the power to outlaw regular Gaza protests
The Conservatives' domestic extremism adviser Lord John Walney is accused of conflicts of interest over a proposed ban of groups such as Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil