Gove wants to get pro-Palestinian protestors off the streets
Michael Gove and others with power and influence are trying to regain control, first by whipping up fears, then using illegitimate means to curtail our rights
The Government’s existing definition of extremism is “vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs”.. It will reportedly increase the number of groups or organisations who can be classed as extremist. Gove claims some of the weeklyare run by extremists.
Leaders from both our main parties still back this cruel regime. The majority of British people want an immediate ceasefire and aid provision for Palestinian victims. The demonstrations have been emotionally raw and, in spite of some antisemitic chants, remarkably civil. As Natasha Walter, who walked with friends of all backgrounds in one march,: “It was much like any other big London demonstration, peaceful in the sense of being non-violent, but loud, crowded and passionate… my initial apprehension that I might be walking into a situation where I would be unsafe was totally unfounded.
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