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Posts Tagged: Protests

Lisa Townsend: New police powers to tackle disruptive protesters are long overdue

In Surrey, we see middle-class activists cause great damage and disruption before getting let off the hook.

By Lisa Townsend | 3 May 2022

By following the voters over eco-protests, Starmer is distancing himself from the Left

His condemnation for the methods of Extinction Rebellion highlights how Labour plans on appealing to those frustrated by the Government.

By William Atkinson | 19 April 2022

The oil blockades, like the Channel boats, are a high-profile example of loss of control

With his handsome 2019 majority, the Prime Minister may struggle to blame Labour for a limp response.

By Henry Hill | 11 April 2022

Robert Halfon: Why we shouldn’t try to ban obnoxious protesters from outside Parliament

Steve Bray might be rude and crude, but it’s a price worth paying to avoid putting more barriers between politicians and people.

By Robert Halfon | 23 March 2022

Kit Malthouse: How the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill protects women and girls

It will deliver the necessary tools to defend the public from a broad range of harms and deliver justice for victims.

By Kit Malthouse | 28 February 2022

Ben Roback: O Canada! Truckers’ protest shows the True North is not so strong and free

How did a country renowned for politeness and moderation end up executing such an extraordinarily authoritarian response?

By Ben Roback | 23 February 2022

A Labour Party serious about government would back the measures in the Policing Bill

Tony Blair would not find a choice between Londoners and motorists versus the self-indulgent direct-action left difficult to make.

By Henry Hill | 20 December 2021

Dominic Grieve: The Policing Bill is a threat to our freedom and democracy

Tempting as it may be to stop disruptive demonstrations, these changes give too much discretionary power to the Home Secretary.

By Dominic Grieve MP | 17 November 2021

Nickie Aiken: Extinction Rebellion are eco vandals

Broken glass. Tons of rubbish. Forcing the police to use helicopters. The irony is not lost on me on the harm to the environment.

By Nickie Aiken MP | 2 September 2021

WATCH: Phillips – ‘The police put their foot down, before they put their boot in’

The Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence says a way should have been found for a peaceful remembrance to go ahead lawfully yesterday.

14 March 2021

The police must be politically impartial. That includes being even-handed in upholding the law on protests.

If they “take the knee” towards some demonstrators, but not others, how can we be confident that neutrality is being maintained?

By Harry Phibbs | 28 September 2020 | 106 comments

Marx, Engels and what their omission from the statue-toppling campaign tells us

The racism of both men is well known – so why have they been spared from the chop?

By Charlotte Gill | 11 June 2020 | 187 comments

WATCH: Republican senator wants “people to be comfortable to peacefully protest”

“But boy, you sure don’t want these poor business owners getting hurt. People get hurt. As you know, we’ve had… law enforcement have lost their life.”

7 June 2020 | 59 comments

WATCH: Health Secretary says demonstrations are ‘undoubtedly a risk’ for spreading Covid-19

“The virus itself doesn’t discriminate, and gathering in large groups is temporarily against the rules precisely because it increases the risk…”

7 June 2020 | 110 comments

Ministers must act to spur a tougher, more pro-active police response to Extinction Rebellion

The Cambridgeshire Constabulary have been rightly criticised, but the Government needs to set timorous senior officers on firmer legal ground.

By Henry Hill | 19 February 2020 | 55 comments

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