The New Dark Age

25 January 2012 — Manifesto Club

Public spaces have become increasingly policed by unaccountable officials bearing open-ended powers. Criminal offences that would have been tried in court are now often dealt with on the spot.

Innocent people have been punished. A woman was given an on-the-spot fine for feeding the ducks; a man was fined for dropping a £10 note. One Women’s Institute was threatened with fines for handing out leaflets, and for putting up a poster.

A new Manifesto Club campaign against ‘Pavement Injustice‘ will take on unaccountable officials in public spaces – investigating how powers are being used, and calling for their review and limitation.

See our article in the Guardian about Pavement Injustice.

If you have received an unjust on-the-spot fine, or have other examples of ‘pavement injustice’ to report – please do contact us.