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George Monbiot is doing some excellent reporting on it. The gist is that the extremist right British government is trying to ram through legislation that would ban locking on, obstruct transport, expand stop-and-search, ban specific people from protesting, and jail protesters for up to 51 weeks. It's also very vaguely worded.
If you're wondering, this is targeted at the left, particularly climate justice and racial justice groups. I'm not sure how much of a problem far-right protests like the ones we see here are in the UK, but you can bet that these draconian restrictions won't be applied to them anyway. And, of course, racialized people will be targeted the most, because they always are.
This is part of a larger attack on democracy there, which includes attacks on voting rights and further restrictions on what's left of a free press.
We should all be very concerned, even if we're not in the UK. Other far-right governments look to what's allowed there to determine what they can get away with doing in their own countries. I know that many of us live in places that are along the same path, and I can recall very well the police state that my own city experienced during the G20.
If you're in the UK, here are some things you can do. If you're not, please spread the word. Don't expect the Freezed Peach sorts to show up to help because they never do.
If you're wondering, this is targeted at the left, particularly climate justice and racial justice groups. I'm not sure how much of a problem far-right protests like the ones we see here are in the UK, but you can bet that these draconian restrictions won't be applied to them anyway. And, of course, racialized people will be targeted the most, because they always are.
This is part of a larger attack on democracy there, which includes attacks on voting rights and further restrictions on what's left of a free press.
We should all be very concerned, even if we're not in the UK. Other far-right governments look to what's allowed there to determine what they can get away with doing in their own countries. I know that many of us live in places that are along the same path, and I can recall very well the police state that my own city experienced during the G20.
If you're in the UK, here are some things you can do. If you're not, please spread the word. Don't expect the Freezed Peach sorts to show up to help because they never do.
