Thread by @chilledasad100

1/ There was once a right wing Govt that used its majority to push an through anti-democratic law. (Stick with me on this)

independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

2/ It was met by nationwide mobilisations, & grassroots campaigning by a broad based coalition. People refused to abide by the law, the Govt imprisoned some, but countless people refused to be cowed.

3/ The leader of the Labour Party refused to back the campaign claiming ‘law makers can’t be law breakers’. Left wing MPs stood by their principles & refused to accept the law.

4/ Every attempt to jail someone was fought tooth & nail. Thousands protested including one iconic protest of 250,000 that shook the country by the violence of the police that day. Public opinion swung against the law with 76% of British public against it.

5/ Finally the police refused to arrest law breakers because of the impossibility of arresting the number of people breaking the law. It ultimately cost the leader of the Tory Govt her leadership. The law was the Poll Tax & the PM was Thatcher.

6/ The lesson! just because a bill becomes law, doesn’t mean the resistance ends. It means a new chapter of organised resistance to make the law impossible to police. It means supporting the gypsy/traveller community over every eviction. Of rolling protests & civil disobedience.

7/ The attack on our right to protest & our civil liberties must be resisted until we win ✊🏾✊🏿