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.

  • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    8 months ago

    Curious, where are you from? I like it when people from other countries use y’all, especially when the apostrophe is in the right place 🙂

    • Vendetta9076
      14·
      8 months ago

      Im Canadian which I’ll be the first to admit is basically American.

      • SomeAmateurEnglish
        9·
        8 months ago

        You guys better be careful. From what I’ve heard Canada and Australia aren’t exaclty shining beacons of freedom as of late. Love you both tho

    • salvagedrifter@lemmy.world
      4·
      8 months ago

      Jus’ so ya know, “y’all” pops up on my phone’s autocorrect. I wouldn’t reckon it’s all that reliable of a metric, so don’t go puttin’ too much faith in it.