The Tory government is adding layer upon layer of restriction and suppression of protest. Yet it is so transparent that three former Tory home secretaries, including the very right-wing Priti Patel, have protested. He was following on former Tory minister Paul Scully (26 Feb), https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/feb/26/tory-mp-paul-scully-claims-there-are-no-go-areas-in-birmingham-and-london and former Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson, now with Nigel Farage's Reform Party (23 Feb). Because we have criticised, we are well-placed to answer the Tory demagogy without dissimulation. It would be hopeless to rely on the Tory government to suppress Tory party agitation against migrants, or the police to suppress police abuses.
