Josie Appleton is director of the civil liberties group the Manifesto Club, and author of Officious: Rise of the Busybody State.
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKThe end of public space: one law to ban them all
Laws handing sweeping new powers to police and private security to restrict access to public space are extinguishing...
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKPavement injustice: the tyranny of on-the-spot fines
What does it mean for justice in Britain when criminal offences that were once tried in a court room are now dealt...
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKThe right to leaflet is a basic liberty
A new report, "Leafleting: A Liberty Lost?", finds that councils are cracking down on leafleting by local groups...
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKThe liberal tradition of the leafleteer is under threat
Leaflets have long lain at the heart of local democracy. This great liberal tradition is now under threat, not now...
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Publicado en: openDemocracyUKA new type of activism is being born
Is activism dead – or is it blooming?