{"id":1734,"date":"2021-12-02T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstones.blog\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2021-12-02T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:00:44","slug":"time-to-move-into-direct-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/?p=1734","title":{"rendered":"TIME TO MOVE INTO DIRECT ACTION.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udd98<strong>SUCH SORROWFUL TIMES WE LIVE IN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udd98\u00a0\u2753Want to attend a protest?\u2753Want to block entrances to Parliament?\u2753Want to chain or lock yourself to a building or person?\u2753Causing too much noise?\u2753Causing an obstruction to major transport works?\u00a0You face <strong>JAIL TIME.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Well, at least that&#8217;s what is drafted in the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is going to Report Stage at the House of Lords where these clauses and amendments will be voted on on <strong>8th, 13th <\/strong>and <strong>15th Dec <\/strong>before going back to the House of Commons where TORIES have the majority vote [in the new year].\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THIS NEW ABHORRENT &#8220;ACT&#8221; WILL USURP OUR:\u00a0\u2755FREEDOM of ASSOCIATION\u2755FREEDOM of SPEECH\u2755FREEDOM to PROTEST\u2755FREEDOM of EXPRESSION\u2755FREEDOM from GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE\u00a0and lastly, our FREEDOM to fight against TYRANNY!\u00a0THE NEW PROPOSALS INCLUDE:\u00a0\u274c For &#8220;locking on&#8221; or being &#8220;equipped&#8221; to lock on, whether it be a person, object, or land, if it causes disruption to 2 or more people or an organisation, you may spend up to 51 wks in jail\u274c New stop and search powers, with or without suspicion [i.e. they need no reason to stop\/search you], and, if you resist you may be arrested and can land yourself a jail sentence.\u274c For obstructing transport works [i.e. HS2] or block entrances\/roads to Parliament &#8211; consider a jail sentence.\u274c &#8220;Serious Disruption Prevention Orders&#8221; which would prevent any person or organisation from protesting from 1 week to up to 2 yrs, including using the internet to share or induce others to protesting activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These proposals have been put forward by TORY LORDS and PRITI PATEL; 20 pages of revisions sneaked in at a very late stage meaning there is no full parliamentary scrutiny [again].\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0THE NEW AMENDMENTS AND CLAUSES WILL BE VOTED ON IN PARLIAMENT BY HOUSE OF LORDS ON:\u00a0\ud83d\udccc Wednesday 8th December\ud83d\udccc Monday 13th December\ud83d\udccc Wednesday 15th December\u00a0Parliament Sq\u00a0\u26d3Confer in small trusted groups and make YOUR plan for the days.\u00a0\u00a0How far are YOU willing to go for the Right to Protest?\u00a0We need to show them who is the MASTER and who is the SERVANT.\u00a0\u00a0Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/publications\/43678\/documents\/964\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/publications\/43678\/documents\/964<\/a>And amendments here:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/publications\/42132\/documents\/484\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/publications\/42132\/documents\/484<\/a>\u00a0#UniteForFreedom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udd98SUCH SORROWFUL TIMES WE LIVE IN \ud83c\udd98\u00a0\u2753Want to attend a protest?\u2753Want to block entrances to Parliament?\u2753Want to chain or lock yourself to a building or person?\u2753Causing too much noise?\u2753Causing an obstruction to major transport works?\u00a0You face JAIL TIME.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Well, at least that&#8217;s what is drafted in the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which is&hellip; 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