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"This" ?

Which this?

They apparently moved the location, but protesting at the new location is still heavily restricted [0] with a dystopian narrative.

> In order to achieve the balance between the rights of those holding a rally and the rights and freedoms of others to go about their business we have put together this guidance and simple application process.

[0] https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/city-halls-buildings-an...

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Every single thing in the text you (inaccurately) quoted.

City Hall is no longer on a private estate, no Kuwaiti investment company is involved, and the application process involves no "corporate permission" - you submit a form to the city government, and it sounds like the point is to make sure each rally is allocated a separate area, and they don't deny permission outright.

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Please don't be unreasonable.

> Every single thing in the text you (inaccurately) quoted.

Your first sentence makes no sense. It's quoted directly from the Guardian article, not from me.

> it sounds like the point is to make sure each rally is allocated a separate area, and they don't deny permission outright.

FWIW, look at the next article I linked. You're really understating the restrictions for a public, outdoor venue. This is on brand with restrictive public use.

- No noise directed outwards

- no noise after 6PM

- confined to two lawns (that can't fit more than 3k people)

- no sound speakers

- no overnight rallies even if quiet

- leave no trash

- no food for others

- you're strongly advised to fill out a notification form if your group is larger than a dozen people

[rafram]

No, there was a bunch in the middle that you removed.

Most of those restrictions sound pretty standard and reasonable! No amplification is the only one that I’d be upset about as an organizer.

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> No, there was a bunch in the middle that you removed.

I didn't remove anything.

It seems you're reading and responding to different discussions.

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The article says:

> London’s seat of democratic governance now sits entirely on a private estate owned by a Kuwaiti investment outfit. John Biggs, the London Assembly member, tells me he has been prevented from doing television interviews outside the building by private security guards who insist he needs a special permit; protesters are not allowed to gather without corporate permission. “I think that as active citizens we’ve got a reasonable responsibility to test and push at these public/private borders,” he tells me. “It’s clear we’ve got the balance wrong at the moment.”

You “quoted”:

> City Hall sits entirely on a private estate owned by a Kuwaiti investment company. Protesters are not allowed to gather without corporate permission.

That’s a summary! But not a quote.

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> You “quoted”...That’s a summary! But not a quote.

Look again! [0] It's a tagline for a photo that you overlooked. Please take a break and go outside.

[0] https://i.postimg.cc/XvW4pN8Q/image.png