"But instead of reforming the country's creaking democracy and shoring up Britons' rights, he and his lieutenants are doing the opposite: seizing control for themselves and stripping away the freedoms of others"
Fantastic from @mlothianmclean, for NYT.
nytimes.com/2022/01/10/opi…
Fantastic from @mlothianmclean, for NYT.
nytimes.com/2022/01/10/opi…
"A raft of bills likely to pass this year will set Britain, self-professed beacon of democracy, on the road to autocracy"
1) Police Crime Sentencing & Courts Bill.
The police would be equipped to shut down demonstrations that create “serious disruption”
1) Police Crime Sentencing & Courts Bill.
The police would be equipped to shut down demonstrations that create “serious disruption”
https://twitter.com/receiptkeepers/status/1466009866196107264?s=20
2) The Nationality and Borders Bill.
"seeks to criminalize asylum seekers who take unsanctioned routes: Refugees who arrive by boat, for example, could face up to four years in prison, regardless of the validity of their claim for safe haven"
"seeks to criminalize asylum seekers who take unsanctioned routes: Refugees who arrive by boat, for example, could face up to four years in prison, regardless of the validity of their claim for safe haven"
https://twitter.com/allthecitizens/status/1478759019326148619?s=20
3) The Elections Bill.
"alongside potentially disenfranchising millions through the introduction of mandatory voter ID — aims to furnish the government with new powers over the independent elections regulator"
"alongside potentially disenfranchising millions through the introduction of mandatory voter ID — aims to furnish the government with new powers over the independent elections regulator"
https://twitter.com/allthecitizens/status/1435556217204662273?s=20
4) The Judicial Review and Courts Bill.
"which would enable Mr. Johnson and his ministers
to overrule judicial review findings that challenge their agenda"
"which would enable Mr. Johnson and his ministers
to overrule judicial review findings that challenge their agenda"
https://twitter.com/allthecitizens/status/1452740786651549698?s=20
5) The Online Safety Bill.
"many free-speech advocates fear that it could be used to silence critics on social media, censoring those reporting details Mr. Johnson’s government would rather keep from public view"
"many free-speech advocates fear that it could be used to silence critics on social media, censoring those reporting details Mr. Johnson’s government would rather keep from public view"
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