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legal attacks on protest camps - act now

By admin, 6 February 2012

yesterday, the 'boris' fences came down in parliament square. unfortunately it wasn't due to popular uprising. rather, it was part of the continued attack on protest, as a new swathe of laws and bye-laws criminalise the right to 24-hour protest. among the moves, the GLA placed a discreet notice in the evening standard last week announcing their intention to enforce new bye-laws which will dramatically curtail protest in trafalgar square, and potentially criminalise peaceful assemblies. there is time under the process to make your views heard.

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