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• 캠페인 활동가들은 공공장소 보호 명령(PSPO)이 광범위한 일상 활동을 범죄화하는 데 사용되고 있다고 주장합니다. • 2022년에는 20개 의회 중 1곳이었으나, 현재는 5개 지방 의회 중 1곳이 새로운 '참견' 명령을 통해 욕설을 금지하고 있습니다. • Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life의 새로운 보고서에 따르면, 원래 심각한 반사회적 행동을 해결하기 위해 도입된 공공장소 보호 명령(PSPO)이 잉글랜드와 웨일스의 의회들에 의해 무리 짓기, 소리 지르기, 돌 줍기 등 광범위한 일상 활동을 범죄화하는 수단으로 이용되고 있는 것으로 나타났습니다.

Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concernsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDatacentre developments are crowding out opportunities for housing and job-rich industries across Sydney, a New South Wales inquiry has heard, with one local council reporting a rise in blackouts linked to the industry’s expansion.Several Sydney councils, all facing an influx of datacentre developments, have raised concerns about the health, environmental and amenity impacts on their local communities in submissions to the state’s datacentre inquiry. Continue reading...

As the war in Iran continues, ministers debate several options for extending support to households Middle East crisis – live updatesFamilies hardest hit by the looming energy crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East could be given funds dispensed by local councils, under plans being considered by UK ministers keen to keep a lid on costs.As concerns increase about the impact of rising fuel and energy costs in response to a drawn-out war in Iran, a government official said several options for extending support were being debated inside Whitehall. Continue reading...