Right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy - Times of India
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UK News: For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a
  • NomecksEnglish
    371·
    1 year ago

    Protest = Jail time

    Throwing rocks at Rishi Sunak = Jail time

    It’s important to recognize opportunities when they present themselves.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      It’s been pointed out to them many times that if they remove the right to protest people will just go to more extreme options. But they apparently don’t care so by all means throw rocks at him.

    • APassenger@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      The UK isn’t Europe. Geographically it’s in Europe, but I think they’ve been drifting from the continent for a while now.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Yes I think I get what you mean, UK is no longer in the EU, and they want to go their own self destructive way, but unfortunately they are technically still a part of Europe, and they are regressing towards worse after Brexit. We may wish to denounce them as European, but unfortunately that’s just semantics and doesn’t solve the problem of Europe ruining itself. Just look at Hungary, Slovakia, Netherlands and Italy. Even Germany that has been a bastion of Democracy for 50 years, now has elected 78 right wing extremists AfD into their parlament.
        Poland has regressed quite a bit too, but maybe they are changing a bit for the better now.

  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    Their are two kinds of movements the government won’t try to oppress, the impotent and the reactionary.

  • pimento64@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    “Nope, this protesting license is expired. Have to bring you in now, don’t I? P.C. Walters, go and get my rubber hose from the car.”