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The Police Are Psychics Now, Apparently by Rivkah Brown First thing's first: what's the public order bill? The bill is the Tories' latest attempt to expand police powers to deal with escalating protest action, particularly from environmental and anti-racist movements, by effectively treating it as domestic terrorism. In fact, experts have suggested the bill is "more extreme than many counter-terror powers". First tabled in May last year, it mops up many of the odds and sods that didn't make it into the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill (now the PCSC Act), including criminalising "locking on", suspicionless stop and searches, and serious disruption prevention orders to ban individuals from protesting. The government knows many of these measures are pointless – in 2021, the police inspectorate advised the Home Office that protest banning orders would both be ineffective and breach human rights – but is ploughing ahead anyway. So what's the latest? Well, bills often take many months to pass through parliament and into the statute books. Often, the government will draw out the process in order to exhaust their opponents. That's exactly what the Tories did with the PCSC bill, and it looks as if they're repeating the trick now. A full eight months after its first reading, the public order bill is now being debated in the House of Lords, where further amendments are being tabled. Last week – the same day that high-ranking Met officer David Carrick was outed as a serial rapist – the government announced a number of new amendments that together represent the potentially unlimited expansion of police power over protest. CONTINUE READING ➡︎ Picks of the week... SCOTS CORNER The SNP Have Joined Forces With The Tories To Create 'Green' Scottish Tax Havens by Jonathon Shafi The establishment of two new deregulated 'freeports' in Scotland is a rare example of agreement between Holyrood and Westminster – at the expense of workers' rights. Read more... ANALYSIS Tory Blunders Give Striking Workers a Chance to Win by Michael Chessum The government has chosen to pursue a policy of outright confrontation with the labour movement. As a political strategy, this could be a big mistake, argues Michael Chessum. Read more... READ MORE ON NOVARAMEDIA.COM ➡︎ Accurate, honest, unapologetic reporting.  You won't find journalism like this in other media outlets. Thanks to our supporters, we're able to report on the issues that are drastically impacting our lives right now. We don't pander to the status quo, or to the self-centred motives of an oligarch funder.  Setting up a regular monthly donation is the best way to help us sustain our work, grow our output, and expand our reach. Support us with a monthly donation from just £1 per month to help us to plan our future, and be more resilient in the media space.  Alternatively, you can support us with a one-off donation. We know times are really tough, so any support you give does not go unnoticed. Thanks so much – we couldn't do this without you. Copyright © 2022 Thousand Hands Ltd. All rights reserved. Thousand Hands Ltd is a private company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales #11245029. Its registered address is 10 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EF. Novara Media is a trading name of Thousand Hands Ltd and, as such, the individual shall have no personal liability arising out of such communication, and liability or obligation rests solely with Novara Media. Opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions set out in the relevant terms of business and are not necessarily agreed or authorised by Thousand Hands Ltd. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Novara Media to any third party. Novara Media accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of this email or the contents. Novara Media is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent press regulator.

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