Anti-protest laws and culture wars weakening UK’s democracy, finds report
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Thinktanks say the check and balances of civil society such as judges and campaigners are under ‘political attack’ by ministers.
By Aubrey Allegretti, Senior Political Correspondent
The threat to Britain’s democratic spaces is growing as charities and civil society groups come under ‘political attack’ by ministers, a report has warned.
Anti-protest laws and culture wars perpetrated by the government are among the issues highlighted by two thinktanks, which said that the ‘urgent and alarming’ problem was ‘largely going unnoticed’.
Civil Exchange and the Sheila McKechnie Foundation argued that restrictions imposed on the charity sector had a ‘chilling effect’ on public campaigning.
Wider parts of civil society meant to provide checks and balances in British politics have also been ‘portrayed as the problem, blocking the government’s plans and the will of the people’, it was claimed.
The findings came in a report titled Defending Our Democratic Spaces.
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