Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office
www.theguardian.com
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.

  • ryan213@lemmy.ca
    1041·
    10 months ago

    Hmm…I wonder which political spectrum the current government belongs to…

    • Kaboom@reddthat.com
      827·
      10 months ago

      Whatever gets them votes. Actual conservatives would at least pretend to care about the economy.

      • admiralteal@kbin.social
        0·
        10 months ago

        Why? Conservatism is about preserving traditional values and traditional power structures not the economy.

        If you actually care about the economy that means you care about progressing a more effective and efficient state for the benefit of the people. Afraid that makes you a progressive which the conservatives assure us they aren’t.

        • Kaboom@reddthat.com
          02·
          10 months ago

          Well if they were conservative and cared about traditional values, they wouldnt have let in so many migrants.

          • LookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.world
            0·
            10 months ago

            What “traditional values” are you talking about?

            We’re a nation of migrants; you don’t get to rewrite history because it makes you mad.

            The first immigration law passed in this country was a process for naturalization; it doesn’t get more traditional than that.

                • Kaboom@reddthat.com
                  02·
                  10 months ago

                  Oh you mean the guys who literally invaded? I don’t think you’re helping your case.

                  • LookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.world
                    0·
                    10 months ago

                    Oh, I see.

                    You don’t care about the truth.

                    It all makes sense now.

                    So when you said the UK isn’t a nation of migrants you knew you were wrong?

                    Some people actually aren’t afraid of history, to the despair of conservatives worldwide.

                    Also, what a fun admission that Europeans invaded the Americas. I’m sure you’ll be logically consistent there.