Face masks at protests: If not now, when?

Face masks at protests: If not now, when?

A proposed ban on wearing a face covering at a protest is an enormous challenge to protest organisers and human rights groups ~ Kevin Blowe ~ Labour’s new Policing and Crime Bill, currently under consideration in the House of Commons, has proposed the creation of a new offence of “concealing identity at protests”. This will allow a senior police officer to designate an area where a protest is taking place as a ‘no mask’ zone for up to 24 hours. …