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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…
Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life retweeted
For those of you who thought the visit from a Bedford Borough Council official to investigate our daughter Zoe’s (age 12) pretend teddy bear cafe was too ridiculous to be real, here is the arrival of official. This is totally legit. She really did show up at our property to investigate the illegal teddy bears having their coffee🧸🧸☕️☕️
Councils issued nearly 25,000 Community Protection orders last year, against dinosaurs, messy gardens, bunting and 'staring'. The on-the-spot fine is about to rise to £500.
There are people receiving legal orders in England and Wales today because a council officer didn’t like the wood stacked in their front garden. Others received legal orders restricting the lyrics of the music they play in their home, or the water fountain they have in their garden.
Criminalised for a water fountain freedomineverydaylife.substa…
At last, @ukhomeoffice has banned ‘payment per fine’ and other corrupt enforcement practices
This should end the racket of private companies incentivised to fine homeless people for begging, or people for swearing or feeding the birds
Important new guidance is result of a decade of campaigning - and recent victories in the Lords by @TimClementJone1 and @Fox_Claire
See our guide to the changes here -
freedomineverydaylife.org/ca…