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terrorists.

Anybody doing a thing I don't like === 'terrorists'.  Yeah, buddy.  I'm really hoping you are nowhere near any levers of power.
Is it just me or politicians around the world are increasingly expressing a desire to build future police states? >

They're scared to death because they know what is coming, climate change, pandemics and the Cost of Living crisis could come to a boil sooner than they think . >

Exactly we're nearing a tipping point and they know their heads are on the chopping block but instead of siding with the future and the changes that needs doing, they keep accepting blood money bribes and think they can stamp out resistance before they can get to them >

And this is why we don't abolish the House of Lords. UK would be even more fucking mental without it. >

We shouldn't be relying on an unrepresentative life time sitting unelected peers to uphold basic rights >

But we do, so we shouldn't get rid of it >

Or we could join the rest of the civilised democratic world and finally get around to making a written constitution. One that includes protective laws for protesting. 
But we won’t, because then we’d have to admit that our entire governing system is flawed and archaic. >

I don't think that's necessary really. A simpler solution would be some form of PR so that these things don't make it past the Commons let alone the Lords. Constitutions are very messy, and we've survived without one for a long time. Also, considering Canada, New Zealand and Sweden's constitutions are also uncodified I don't think we're in the worst company. >

This would've easily passed in the US >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)


Government plans to crack down on protests have faced a major setback after key aspects of the legislation were overturned in the House of Lords.
The proposals were put forward as amendments to the Public Order Bill - an already controversial piece of legislation aimed at clamping down on protest methods used regularly by groups such as Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.
The Public Order Bill is considered a successor to the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act passed last year, which was criticised for introducing curbs on the right to protest.


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Nice try, haute bourgeoisie... >

Down with the Tory Regime >

Why does it seem like every government in the world is clamoring to be Germany in the 30's right now. It's pretty long overdue that some of these pieces of shit are overthrown, maybe even some public executions since they all like it so old school >

Got to keep those John Lewis consumers unmolested. >

Suspension of Habeaus Corpus only happened after rioters stopped train traffic in Baltimore, and the subsequent US military action to stop the rioting so Congress could convene is considered one of the steps towards the Civil War which began two months later. This then caused a series of battles causing the worst loss of human life in American military history. Granted stop-and-frisk isn't the same as eliminating due process entirely, but stop-and-frisk isn't designed for protest control.
Also, unless the UK has a plan to deal with the imprisoned this isn't going to work. I'm certain Nothern Ireland, Australia and Canada could be compelled (through legislation) to accept them but I'd be evil regardless. And what happens if rail workers demonstrate? Is the government going to arrest them too? What about nurses? Ferry pilots? Teachers? Mailmen? Truckers? The government can't arrest their way to victory. >

You do realise that Australia and Canada are sovereign countries with completely separate legal systems right? They aren't colonies anymore and the Commonwealth is little more than a sports event and some historic commonality. >

The King can order them otherwise and force a political crisis. Ideally, this would fail completely and end with both becoming Republics. >


The King can order them otherwise and force a political crisis.

No, he cannot. >


Ministers wanted to give police the power to stop and search without suspicion near a protest. (news.sky.com)

Protest near parliament, have police search parliament >

Wow that’s a big NO. >

They need to do something. Extinction Rebellion are terrorists.