Do I know what the bill is about ? Yes
The bill isn't trying to stop protests at all....its about controlling them better and ensuring they go off peacefully without violence and without damage to property
No it's not. There's already multiple laws on the statute books that outlaw violence and criminal damage, both in general and at protests, notably the multiple Public Order Acts.As you clearly don't know what the section of the Bill that restricts protests says, I'll quote it here:
"59 Intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance
(1)A person commits an offence if—
(a)the person—
(i)does an act, or
(ii)omits to do an act that they are required to do by any enactmentor rule of law,
(b)the person’s act or omission—
(i)causes serious harm to the public or a section of the public, or
(ii)obstructs the public or a section of the public in the exercise or enjoyment of a right that may be exercised or enjoyed by the public at large, and
(c)the person intends that their act or omission will have a consequence mentioned in paragraph (b) or is reckless as to whether it will have such a consequence.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) an act or omission causes serious harm to a person if, as a result, the person—
(a)suffers death, personal injury or disease,
(b)suffers loss of, or damage to, property,
(c)suffers serious distress, serious annoyance, serious inconvenience or serious loss of amenity, or
(d)is put at risk of suffering anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(3)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that they had a reasonable excuse for the act or omission mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine or to both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding10 years, to a fine or to both"
I've highlighted the bits that have been called out by legal experts as being especially problematic. A protest under this legislation would be unlawful, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, if it caused "serious annoyance" to "a person" or might cause annoyance to a person. That's about as broad a remit for shutting down peaceful protest as it's possible to get.
I'll give you an example. Next season, Lee Power is still here and decides John Sheridan has done a fine job so keeps him on to oversee our promotion back out of League 2. The masterplan doesn't come off and we're in the bottom two come November. A group of fans decide they are going to gather behind the Arkells after the game to make their feelings known, as has long been the tradition. All Power has to do is ring the coppers, tell them he and his guests in the exec suite are seriously annoyed by the demo and hey presto, the police break the demo up. Better yet, Power doesn't even need to ring the coppers. All it takes is a copper to decide that the demo *might* annoy someone and they can shut it down. And arrest the organisers. And prosecute them. There are similar powers to outlaw a single person who takes part in a static protest "making noise" (aimed at the pro-EU nutter who demos in Parliament Square). So even if you decided to go and stand behind the Arkells by yourself and shout "Power Out", it's paddy wagon time for you.
This Bill is not just undemocratic, it is anti-democratic and fundamentally un-British. It's the kind of legislation Putin or the CCP would be proud of.
