tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post1937054628198334980..comments2023-12-02T00:59:10.380+01:00Comments on England Expects: Government gives itself the power to arrest MPs in Westminster.Gawain Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-37339635471474524752007-03-30T01:13:00.000+02:002007-03-30T01:13:00.000+02:00Take your point, sorry about upsetting youTake your point, sorry about upsetting youGawain Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583658895528269901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10701792.post-29128633371844725982007-03-29T17:31:00.000+02:002007-03-29T17:31:00.000+02:00To be fair, the "designated sites" under S128 are ...To be fair, the "designated sites" under S128 are only designated in respect of trespass: presumably, although MPs are not exempt, it would be difficult to prove that they were actually trespassing at the Palace of Westminster. On the face of it this is a move to get rid of possibly troublesome members of the public who could - horrors - wish to embarrass MPs.<BR/><BR/>OTOH since the police can (literally) arrest you for any offence in this free country of ours, arresting an MP will not be difficult: s/he will not be guilty of trespass but, in the short term, s/he can be intimidated or removed from the scene (ie Parliament) on the spurious pretext of trespass.<BR/><BR/>Nice! Thanks for making me even more depressed - particularly so, since I am not aware that any member of the "opposition" has brought this to parliamentary or public attention.The Sage of Muswell Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680974656418752948noreply@blogger.com