Funny thing, politics. The govt tried to rush this bill through - publishing last week, second reading this week. But by one an unpredictable coincidence, the events of the weekend made it more vulnerable in the Commons than it would have been if debated later.
I still don't think there's any chance of defeating it. That would take a degree of moral and intellectual consistency which the free speech/lockdown-sceptic brigade on the Tory benches just don't have. Would love to be proved wrong.
But there is a chance - slim but possible - that the threat of a rebellion could lead the govt to water down the bill in a bid to get back benchers onside.
I could be wrong. I often am. But my instinct with Tory back benchers is to presume the least of them until proven otherwise. There are some- like David Davis - who have a genuine solid track record on civil liberties. Most are not of that calibre.
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