Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office
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Rights groups say proposed police powers for England and Wales are pandering to ‘culture war nonsense’

"Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”.

Police in England and Wales will be given the power to arrest people if they are wearing face coverings at specific demonstrations, the Home Office has said."

Been a bad 18 months or so for privacy in the UK. Online Safety Bill passed, the right to take strike action curtailed, people in receipt of benefits (including disabled people) will soon (as from 2025) have their bank accounts open to the government, the right to protest curtailed and now this.

  • DessertStorms
    53•9 months ago

    Fuck the Tories right, but I also don’t see Starmer opposing any of this.

    • appel
      46•9 months ago

      Starmer is like like 1 cm left of rishi

      • DessertStorms
        13•9 months ago

        Exactly… (leaving both firmly on the right)

        Vote none, and start organising (in your work place, in your community, in your own home inspiring your kids). If you still can’t see that the system is designed by the rich and powerful for the rich and powerful, you’re not paying any real attention (precisely why the media keeps society constantly looking at anything but how things are really run).

        We need to abolish the establishments keeping us down, not continue to play their game by their rules and wonder why things never change…

        • @[email protected]
          13•9 months ago

          I hate kier but not voting for Labour would be stupid, protest votes or non votes don’t count any the only people pushing that idiocy are the rich right wing because they don’t want you to vote against them

          Everyone just thinks ‘oh look these people are too dumb, busy, or disconnected to vote oh well’

          You can still resist and work against a system you voted for,

        • appel
          1•9 months ago

          tbh I’m scared of the power the gov already has. I am worried if I join any communist org, it will endanger my partners immigration status. I also don’t see the orgs around me doing much useful stuff it seems, mostly just selling newspapers (that no one buys cos they cost a fiver)

    • @[email protected]English
      4•9 months ago

      That would mean taking a stance on an issue, which might alienate some voters somewhere.