Thread by @docrussjackson

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Law & order is not normally seen as part of Govt economic policy, & for good reason. But security minister Tom Tugendhat has confessed that the draconian Public Order Act, which gives the police new powers to stop protesters, is part of the Govt’s growth strategy!🙋‍♂️🇬🇧⏰

"We’ve seen the nature of protest in the UK become so much more disruptive... We cannot deliver on the five pledges that the prime minister has set out – we can’t halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists or stop boats – if we can’t get the economy going."

The coronation is a “chance to showcase our liberty”, said Tugendhat, after the increasingly authoritarian Govt demonstrated its opposition to the 'British values' of liberty & free speech by fast-tracking draconian legislation to crack down on protests!

https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1643231729979629570?s=20

Tugendhat showcased Britain's "liberty" by defending 12-month prison sentences for protesters who block roads, six-months or an unlimited fine for anyone who locks on, & giving Police more new powers to stop & search protesters they SUSPECT are setting out to cause “disruption”!

“What is happening in Germany today may happen tomorrow in any other land on earth unless it is challenged & rebuked... We must speak out.”
—Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, 1933.

We should now #protest the UK Govt's divisive & grotesque demonisation & scapegoating of asylum seekers. 🇬🇧

American Jewish leaders hoped to persuade the US Govt to condemn the Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany but disagreed on strategy & tactics. Some favoured public demonstrations & a boycott of German goods, others advocated working behind the scenes.

https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1530506330452246529?s=20

These silent historic films show some of the anti-Nazi protests in more than 65 American cities during the spring of 1933, in the first months of Nazi Party rule in Germany.

#NeverForget #NeverAgain

exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-…