Parliamentarians are witnessing a rise in threats and violence against MPs, resulting in increased insecurity in political interactions. Organizations promoting intimidation for political reasons are growing, with specific dangers coming from both far-right movements and extremist ideologies fueled by social media. Proscription of terrorist organizations complicates public perception and legality regarding dissent. Without legitimate and effective laws, the safety of both politicians and protestors is at risk, as peaceful dissenters and violent extremists are grouped together dangerously. A call for protection against intimidation in the political arena is emphasized.
Proscription puts the person peacefully expressing opposition into the same category as the person planting a bomb or shooting a bullet.
For any law to be effective, it has to be workable and legitimate. For it to defend democracy, it must also not be designed to spare ministers the difficulties of dealing with dissent.
With nearly 100 organisations and hundreds more Britons now labelled terrorists, it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain parity between the organisations proscribed within the public mind.
Driven by both homegrown and overseas extremism, there is a growing trend for direct action to end in physical harm or destruction in order to get noticed.
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