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North Yorkshire Council is wrong to ban political stalls from its markets - a de facto ban across the region.
Street stalls expose political groups to heckling, disagreement and support, keeping them connected to public opinion as council chambers, party machinery and social media do not.
See our commentary on North Yorkshire here
freedomineverydaylife.org/wh…
Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life retweeted
Nehanda hasn’t busked in Birmingham since the ban came in a year ago.
‘Stop putting rules down, rules and regulations against things that are human’
Nehanda hasn’t busked in Birmingham since the ban came in a year ago.
‘Stop putting rules down, rules and regulations against things that are human’
Nehanda on the Birmingham busking ban…
‘These areas are safer when there’s music. When we have music we all get together, we’re smiling, we’re dancing’
Outside the Rotunda, about to start our protest against Birmingham Council’s busking ban.
Playing so much as a penny whistle is a crime - 1k fine if prosecuted and 100 pounds on the spot.
Join us at 2pm. Bring back the music!
TOMORROW outside the Rotunda, 2pm - protest against the Birmingham busking ban.
A local busker will play on the corner where music has been banned for over a year.
The penalty is about to go up to £500.
Join us! Bring back the music!
For over a year, playing any musical instrument has been banned in the centre of Birmingham. The on-the-spot fine is about to go up to £500.
We are gathering to protest against this ban, outside the Rotunda from 2pm on Wednesday 4 November.
There will be some busking and some short speeches.
The event is organised by Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life and Keep Streets Live
Please share as widely as possible! Link in the comments...
Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life retweeted
The 'banter ban' (Clause 20 of the Employment Rights Act 2025) came into force today. This is another blow to free speech in the UK. (As @toadmeister explains below in a piece for @ConHome) @PiPsOrgUK @SheffieldPiP @PhilosophyPubs @StudentAFAF @postgradafaf @Togetherdec @acadofideas @FreedomIEL
conservativehome.com/2025/05…
Councils can now issue £500 on-the-spot fines for swearing, busking, begging, street preaching, feeding the birds, or not showing a dog poo bag - up from £100. #PSPOs
See our briefing here -
freedomineverydaylife.org/50…
ALT Respect Orders in force today. People can now be imprisoned, and given a criminal record, for nothing more than entering a particular area of town, asking for 50p, or feeding the birds.
Civil Injunction imprisonments included -
- two men for feeding the birds
- a woman for 18 months for calling 999
- a woman for 18 months for entering and attempting to sleep in the YMCA
- Several people for begging or for sleeping rough, including a woman for asking for 50p.
The Respect Order will not bring respect, nor will it bring order. It means prison for things that were otherwise perfectly legal. Read our briefing: freedomineverydaylife.org/re…