Thread: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Old 08-08-2022, 08:03   #4007
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Re: Updated: Boris resigns as party leader
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy View Post
The right to protest or withdraw labour are the very cornerstones of a functioning democracy, that's not strange, thinking they're not is strange.

We have some of the toughest strike laws in the world, certainly far tougher than are needed to become an MP in terms of vote percentage but rather than question that you'd rather rally behind the party's imagined enemy
You are not listening. The right to protest has not been taken away.

As for strike laws, the governments of the day have certainly had to tighten up the rules to ensure that there are proper attempts to negotiate and gain the acceptance of a substantial number of employees before causing disruption. The more the unions abuse the power they have, the more governments will tighten up.

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
The right to strike or protest should be protected though and it's very naive to think that the more power you are willing to give the Government to curtail people's rights won't, at some point, be used against you.
People do have the right to protest. Obstruction has always been an offence except that there has always been some tolerence when it comes to demos. Of course, if you keep pushing the boundaries, the authorities have to act, which is why they have amended the law. But the right to protest has not been taken away.
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