I think you will find..no I know you find.....that they have powers under the terrorism Act....

I am not being argumentative to score points.

Would they not have to justify using the above act! Taxi drivers as such would surely not come under that act, Or for that matter any legal organisation/ association who wished to exercise Union rights.

Looking at this "Article 11": By the police doing what they were doing i.e limiting numbers of protesters, they are in effect stopping as in this case say 200 drivers, from exercising what would appear to be their rights.

Our refusal was a few years ago way before this present terrorism situation.

My question is this; Have the police exceeded their powers by stopping us as an "Association/Individuals" from exercising our "Human Rights"?

Have you asked the police to explain to you the power(s) under which they are limiting the numbers? Until you have that information; it will be difficult to understand whether what they are doing is lawful or challengeable.

What's to stop a 'spur of the moment' drive through the city by drivers, organised by no one in particular without the chairman's knowledge ?

Over the years we have wanted as in London, and Leicester, to have a cab/car demonstration through the City. Unfortunately the police have limited us to something like a maximum of 20 vehicles, and escorted them through the City! As you can imagine a total waste of time from our point of view.

I got to thinking; "Human Rights".

Anyway I came across "Article 11" of the" Human Rights Act" and it seems to give each and everyone of us the right to peacefully demonstrate.

My question is this; Have the police exceeded their powers by stopping us as an "Association/Individuals" from exercising our "Human Rights"? To me it appears that they have denied us the aforementioned........Or have I read it wrong?

Over the years we have wanted as in London, and Leicester, to have a cab/car demonstration through the City. Unfortunately the police have limited us to something like a maximum of 20 vehicles, and escorted them through the City! As you can imagine a total waste of time from our point of view.

I got to thinking; "Human Rights".

Anyway I came across "Article 11" of the" Human Rights Act" and it seems to give each and everyone of us the right to peacefully demonstrate.

My question is this; Have the police exceeded their powers by stopping us as an "Association/Individuals" from exercising our "Human Rights"? To me it appears that they have denied us the aforementioned........Or have I read it wrong?

Freedom of association: Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. This is a right closely linked to the right to freedom of expression.

It provides a means for public expression and is one of the foundations of a democratic society.

The right applies to protest marches and demonstrations, press conferences, public and private meetings, counter-demonstrations, ‘sit-ins’, motionless protests etc.

The right only applies to peaceful gatherings and does not protect intentionally violent protest.

There may be interference with the right to protest if the authorities prevent a demonstration from going ahead; halt a demonstration; take steps in advance of a demonstration in order to disrupt it; and store personal information on people because of their involvement in a demonstration.

The right to peaceful assembly cannot be interfered with merely because there is disagreement with the views of the protesters or because it is likely to be inconvenient and cause a nuisance or there might be tension and heated exchange between opposing groups.

There is a positive obligation on the State to take reasonable steps to facilitate the right to freedom of assembly, and to protect participants in peaceful demonstrations from disruption by others.

https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk ... ssociation