Britain’s Long Fight Over the Right to Protest
The Police Crackdown Bill is a threat to our right to protest, but that right has been contested for centuries – and from Peterloo to Cable Street, it has often been defended by breaking the law.
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Tom Banbury
Tom Banbury is a graduate student in the History Department at Durham University, studying European and East Asian Environmental history. He writes on history, environmentalism, and ecological policy.
The Ancient Roots of Trespass
The Tory government’s plan to make trespass a criminal offence is part of a centuries-old tradition: using the law to protect wealthy landowners at the expense of our right to roam.