Ban on Marches 'Could Radicalise Protesters'

The Home Secretary should lift the ban on marches in a city or risk making protesters more radical, a think-tank said today.

Banning protests from extremist groups was an ineffective way of combating their ideology, Demos said.

The warning comes as police in Bradford continue to plan for clashes between supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) and their opponents this weekend - despite Home Secretary Theresa May authorising a blanket ban on marches in the city.'

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