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March 23, 2008

Sections of SOCPA to be scrapped?

Guardian/Observer - Ban on protests at Parliament to be lifted: A controversial ban on protests outside the Houses of Parliament will be scrapped by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith this week in a symbolic victory for freedom of speech campaigners.

Really? With a simple wave of the hand? It can't be this easy, can it?

UPDATE - Parliament Protest - The Observer: Ban on protests at Parliament to be lifted - wait for the details before celebrating: Gaby Hinsliff is the Political Editor of The Observer, and so has presumably been briefed by a suitably well placed spin doctor. Assuming that this anonymously briefed story is true, the Home Secretary does have the power to rescind or to amend the Statutory Instrument Order which sets out the extent of the Designated Area around Parliament Square under sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. Given how untrustworthy the current Government is, we will wait to see exactly what the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith really announces in detail, before celebrating any return to the status quo ante.

Posted by Manic on March 23, 2008 10:29 AM in the category The War on Stupid

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	« Goodbye, Arthur C. Clarke \| Main \| MessageSpace: I think I may have been sold a lemon... » March 23, 2008 Sections of SOCPA to be scrapped? Guardian/Observer - Ban on protests at Parliament to be lifted: A controversial ban on protests outside the Houses of Parliament will be scrapped by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith this week in a symbolic victory for freedom of speech campaigners. Really? With a simple wave of the hand? It can't be this easy, can it? UPDATE - Parliament Protest - The Observer: Ban on protests at Parliament to be lifted - wait for the details before celebrating: Gaby Hinsliff is the Political Editor of The Observer, and so has presumably been briefed by a suitably well placed spin doctor. Assuming that this anonymously briefed story is true, the Home Secretary does have the power to rescind or to amend the Statutory Instrument Order which sets out the extent of the Designated Area around Parliament Square under sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. Given how untrustworthy the current Government is, we will wait to see exactly what the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith really announces in detail, before celebrating any return to the status quo ante. Posted by Manic on March 23, 2008 10:29 AM in the category The War on Stupid Pings (Trackback) For trackbacks, this is the URL: http://www.bloggerheads.com/cgi-bin/mt-tbbh_20x07.pl/1828 Comments Post a comment Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) URL: Remember me? YesNo Comments:

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