On the ‘hardworking majority’

Last week I was reading up on the government’s new Public Order Bill. That’s a new set of powers for policing and preventing protest, to add to a growing list. The Metropolitan Police waited all of two days before abusing these powers while detaining anti-monarchy demonstrators during the coronation.

One section jumped out at me in the factsheet about the bill:

“Over recent years, guerrilla tactics used by a small minority of protesters have caused a disproportionate impact on the hardwork...