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Update on our campaigning on PSPOs, Covid wardens, and more…
A Manifesto Club report exposed the ongoing use of ‘busybody’ powers, with more people than ever punished for petty offences by council officers and private security guards. Continue reading
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Manifesto Club Christmas newsletter – The ‘Silencing of Public Space’
Here’s a Christmas round-up of our work over the past few months. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – may freedom flourish in 2020…. Continue reading
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IRR News (23 January – 6 February 2019)
This week, the IRR is among sixty-five signatories to a Guardian letter, including educational charities, human rights organisations, musicians, academics and lawyers, all calling for an end to the use of ‘gang injunctions’ that prevent black musicians making references to individuals, events and places. We are calling for clearer thinking about the impact of such… Continue reading
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Manifesto Club newsletter – Man fined for being naked in own garden
The CPN is like an ‘on-the-spot’ Asbo, which can be issued by a council officer simply filling in a form. It is a criminal offence for a person not to comply with their order. Continue reading
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CPNS – THE CRIME OF CRYING IN YOUR OWN HOME
Our new report found that CPNs have been used to order people to cut their lawn or clean their windows, as well as to target the homeless and prevent them from sleeping or entering certain areas. CPNs have even been issued banning people from crying or arguing in their own home. Continue reading
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UK: Buskers and Homeless Under Threat from New ASB Powers
Buskers and homeless under threat from ASB powers; Clubnight on ASB Act; parents fined for family holidays; busker prosecuted for 10-minute set; Wrexham fans fight back against ‘bubble matches’; and more… Continue reading
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UK: Antisocial behaviour bill set to restrict public protest
Public Spaces Protection Orders as contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill would provide local authorities with unprecedentedly wide-ranging powers over public spaces. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 