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From the DJ fined £12,000 to the host of a small new year’s gathering – the people who <em>did</em> get busted for breaking lockdown restrictions tell their stories

We live in an age of retreat from the duty to facilitate our right to protest. Even in liberal democracies, where civil liberties have been won through protest movements, there is a backlash.

Earlier this year, during sizeable demonstrations against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, there was talk of the law at least being stripped down, removing its most egregious aspects. In fact, after demonstrations died away, the Tories have gone in exactly the opposite direction. As the bill has moved through the House of Lords, the government has proposed a raft of amendments which dramatically expand its oppressive features.