According to the research, ministers have pushed through changes to Britain’s political system that pose 'considerable risks' for the country's democratic future
Protest
With minimal parliamentary scrutiny, the Conservatives pass controversial changes to protest laws that could criminalise any disruptive demonstration
Leading barrister and dozens of organisations raise serious concerns about the “chilling effect” of the Government’s latest attempt to restrict the right to protest
As the dust settles on the coronation, peaceful protesters need more than hints at a forthcoming apology, writes our Chief Reporter
The government is preparing to quietly amend the definition of disruptive protest in ‘chilling’ change already rejected by peers
‘Sneaky, cheating bastards’ – Josiah Mortimer reports on a peer leading the charge against the Government's fresh protest clampdown
"I want to find a place of grace far from the stench of the media. I want to go where I am not reminded of the social media sewer."
Commons session turns to farce as Conservative Deputy Chair suggests all protestors should just stand for election instead, Josiah Mortimer reports
Using entirely bogus pretexts, the police are deploying oppressive new laws to shut down peaceful protest. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th May 2023 The more unequal a society becomes, the more oppressive its laws must be. This, I think, explains new acts that would not be out of place in a police […]
Demonisation of migrants and a focus on ‘going back’ to some made-up glorious past means Brits need to be alert to ‘fascism’, XR activist Dirk Campbell tells Josiah Mortimer