Whoever heard of a quiet protest?

New restrictions on processions, assemblies and one-person protests

The government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill begins its parliamentary passage today. It’s a huge piece of legislation: 176 clauses, 20 schedules, 295 pages. I had been planning to write a piece about part 12 of the bill, which deals with procedures in courts and tribunals. I would have discussed:

• clause 164, under which a British Sign Langu…