I really hope that's wrong because bar things already covered by the riot act the ability to congregate in public places is a seriously basic pillar of freedom, without we are no more than a dictatorship that just happens to change its figurehead every few years.The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill also grants local authorities, police and even private security firms sweeping powers to bar citizens from assembling lawfully in public spaces.
Also private companies? The day some braindead muppet from G4S tells me where I can congregate is the day I day I get arrested for something a tad more serious than being a nuisance.
I hope this is overhyped I know RT as a channel are a mouthpiece of the Russian state (Putin) so tend to overdo things.