Scottish Public Protest at a Time of Covid-19
DOI | 10.3366/elr.2021.0677 |
Published date | 01 January 2021 |
Date | 01 January 2021 |
Pages | 105-111 |
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“This attack on our free press, society and democracy is completely unacceptable”
This protest had also spread to Scotland where the Eurocentral press in Lanarkshire was targeted.
It is not an overstatement to say that the extraordinary measures introduced on public gatherings in the first months of lockdown faced their first major challenge over the heated question of public protests.
The Scottish Government, via the First Minister and the Justice Minister, publicly stated their support for the campaign but urged protestors to stay at home to “prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19” rather than join in demonstrations planned for 8 June 2020.
This low-key approach – attempting to persuade people not to take part in mass gatherings rather than stressing the possibility of legal sanction – was reflected in the policing of the Glasgow event which attracted thousands of...
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