{"id":55545,"date":"2020-11-06T09:08:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55545"},"modified":"2020-11-06T09:08:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:08:04","slug":"uk-to-ban-protests-of-two-or-more-people-ahead-of-national-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55545","title":{"rendered":"UK To Ban Protests Of Two Or More People Ahead Of National Lockdown\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/uk-ban-protests-two-or-more-people-ahead-national-lockdown\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">UK To Ban Protests Of Two Or More People Ahead Of National Lockdown\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/bojo-weighs-1-month-covid-19-lockdown-us-breaks-global-record-daily-cases-live-updates\">announced<\/a>\u00a0a one-month lockdown beginning Nov. 5 through Dec. 2. Under these new measures, people will be confined to their homes except for essential travel, including medical reasons, education, and purchasing food.<\/p>\n<p>Two days before lockdowns begin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/edition\/news\/coronavirus-lockdown-priti-patel-wants-police-to-stop-protests-of-more-than-two-zdpv3xczx\">The Times<\/a>\u00a0sheds new light on just how draconian the UK-wide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/global-covid-19-cases-average-more-500k-first-time-europe-outpaces-us-live-updates\">coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0lockdown will be, which prohibits\u00a0two or more people from protesting.<\/p>\n<p>During England&#8217;s second national lockdown, the ban on demonstrations, beginning on Thursday, is expected to be passed by MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, The Times reported that home secretary Priti Patel recently informed law enforcement officials across the country about enforcing the protest ban. Some senior police officials were concerned about the new measures, calling them too draconian for a liberal society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=KneeIpX4\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=KneeIpX4\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=0zqkppYP 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=0zqkppYP 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=0zqkppYP 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=0zqkppYP 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=0zqkppYP 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png?itok=KneeIpX4 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2020-11-03_20-33-36.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"268\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ac46fa07-74e9-46a6-b375-fde076628a88\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quoting a Whitehall source, The Times said, &#8220;the government was not explicitly banning protests but a previous exemption, which allowed demonstrations to go forward under certain conditions despite the pandemic, would be removed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Black Lives Matter protests were allowed during the first round of lockdowns, despite complaints from the public who couldn&#8217;t travel across town to see their families.<\/p>\n<p>A Home Office spokesman told The Times:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The right to peaceful protest is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. In these unprecedented circumstances, any gathering risks spreading the disease, leading to more deaths, so it is vital we all play our part in controlling the virus. People must follow the rules on meeting with others, which apply to all gatherings and therefore protests too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One senior police officer told the Times that the new measure is\u00a0&#8220;going to cause a lot of trouble. People are going to be extremely angry and there are concerns they&#8217;ll protest the fact they can&#8217;t protest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK To Ban Protests Of Two Or More People Ahead Of National Lockdown\u00a0 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday\u00a0announced\u00a0a one-month lockdown beginning Nov. 5 through Dec. 2. Under these new measures, people will be confined to their homes except for essential travel, including medical reasons, education, and purchasing food. 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