“The government has a legitimate duty to tackle genuinely antisocial behaviour, but the powers need to be tightly defined and proportionate. Vague or elastic definitions could allow measures intended for serious nuisance or harassment to be applied to lawful speech or protest. We have already seen similar after all with social media posts and police investigations that follow.”

Alan Mendoza · said 2026-10-26 · reported 2026-10-27

Mendoza warned that vague definitions could allow measures intended for serious nuisance to be applied to lawful speech or protest.