Truss vows to clamp down on free speech after climate activists interrupt her
In Liz we DON’T Truss (it’s a play on her campaign slogan, which is itself a play on words): she’ll end your right to free speech, and to campaign for fair pay and decent working conditions.
Tory leadership contender Liz Truss vowed to clamp down on free speech and protest after being interrupted by critics of her police on climate change.
Her speech at a hustings in the Winter Gardens at Eastbourne was halted when six activists from Green New Deal Rising loudly criticised her:
In response, Truss said: “Can I just say a few words on the militant people who try and disrupt our country, and who try and disrupt our democratic process, and who try and disrupt our essential services?
“I would legislate immediately to make sure that we are standing up to militant trade unions who stop ordinary commuters getting into work, and I would legislate to protect our essential services.
“And I will make sure that militant activists such as Extinction Rebellion are not able to disrupt ordinary people who work hard and do the right thing and go into work.”
If you think that sounds good, think again.
Truss was saying she would remove your right to free speech and rescind your right to demand acceptable pay and benefits at work.
You may be happy that other people will be stopped from disrupting your day, but will you be as happy when you have a serious issue of your own and get arrested for trying to raise it?
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OMFG
Well done Truss for saying in public this is what Conservative party means. It means a fascist dictatorship wherein we the public will be criminalised for even daring to utter in public our protests against fascist tory dictatorship!
‘“Can I just say a few words on the militant people who try and disrupt our country, and who try and disrupt our democratic process, and who try and disrupt our essential services?’ Said Truss but she contradicted herself because a democratic process means us peasants have innate right to speak out in public and peacefully challenge female and male politicians!
No no Truss and her fascist tory allies want us peasants to be obedient slaves working 24/7 for a pittance so that she and her greedy corporate allies can increase their bloated wealth!