Kevin Loi-Heng
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Do the Covid-19 restrictions placed on the UK population constitute a violation of basic civil liberties?
The containment of Covid-19 is proving to be one of the toughest challenges facing our generation. The outbreak has prompted the UK government to take urgent action and we've witnessed very stringent measures come in to place in the name of Public Health protection. The freedom to assemble, to congregate in places of worship and even to exercise free speech has been restricted. While UK restrictions may not look illiberal or authoritarian in comparison with other states such as Italy or China who have adopted more severe and intrusive measures, the fact remains that our individual rights, liberties and freedoms have been to some degree compromised, if not entirely suspended (for the time being). The validity of the statement in question depends on whether it can be shown that the State's response was disproportionate to the actual threat; constituting an abuse of its discretionary powers.
By Kevin Loi-Heng3 years ago in Earth