Who says they are giving the police "unlimited power" (edit: obviously regarding shutting down protests) ?
Even the article (which is from The Guardian after all) reports that "The change would broaden and clarify the legal definition of “serious disruption” and allow police to consider protests by the same group on different days or in different places as part of the same wider action."
So, again, the exact wording of that amendment will be key and I don't think it has been published yet.
> Who says they are giving the police "unlimited power"?
Unlimited power to shut down protests. In other words, they will shut down all protests (not the other possible meanings).
> "The change would broaden and clarify the legal definition of “serious disruption” and allow police to consider protests by the same group on different days or in different places as part of the same wider action."
This will be used by police to view every protest as some "wider action", with the worst possible implications, and they'll act accordingly.
Even the article (which is from The Guardian after all) reports that "The change would broaden and clarify the legal definition of “serious disruption” and allow police to consider protests by the same group on different days or in different places as part of the same wider action."
So, again, the exact wording of that amendment will be key and I don't think it has been published yet.