On 20 March 2021 thousands of tightly packed protestors marched from Hyde Park to Whitehall in central London. The object of their protest was the government’s ‘lockdown’, encompassing the closing of businesses and places of worship, restrictions on travel and requirements to wear facemasks. These regulations were deemed necessary to contain the spread of COVID-19 and preserve the National Health Service in the face of a ‘second wave’ of infections that began in late 2020. The rallying call for many of these protestors was ‘freedom’; it was on their signs and
71 FOUR Government legislation and the restriction of personal freedoms Alan Maryon-Davis Introduction The health of the people is the highest law. (Cicero, De Legibus, circa 40bc) As Jane Austen might have observed, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a government in pursuit of its role will seek to influence the behaviour of its populace. She might have added that this includes behaviours affecting the safety, health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, workforces and society at large. Governments exercise their influence in a variety of
45 Part II OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR OLDER VOLUNTEERS National experiences
243 Part III OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR OLDER VOLUNTEERS Case studies in European voluntary organisations
investments in specific economic sectors with strategic significance and certain multinational home economies; it has moved from a rare exception to a regular tool, already before the outbreak of COVID-19 ( Gertz, 2021 ). Inward FDI screening during the coronavirus crisis: a focus on Chinese acquisitions How did governments adjust their FDI policies during the coronavirus pandemic? At least in the established economies, the focus clearly was on restrictions for inward FDI, not on the promotion of the latter. For example, the EU, EU member states, Australia, Canada
161 Targets of restriction: asylum (and security) SEVENTEEN targets of restriction: asylum (and security) This chapter covers the precise targets, which are mostly associated with asylum, and, to some extent, the theme of security. Such measures are generally restrictive. As discussed in the previous chapter, while the overall Public Sector Agreement (PSA) aims on migration are quite broad, in both Spending Reviews (2002 and 2004), when examining the PSA targets attached to these aims, there is a palpable sense of ‘narrowing’. It should also be emphasised
need to increase flexible, surge support for the mental health and wellbeing of practitioners working to support victim-survivors during times of emergency. Introduction Internationally the COVID-19 pandemic control measures have exacerbated women’s experiences of all forms of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence – the most prevalent form of violence against women. Forecast modelling released in late April 2020 by the UN Population Fund ( UNFPA, 2020 ) predicted that for every three months that government-enforced COVID-19 restrictions
Nuria Bosch University of Barcelona Javier Suarez-Pandiello University of Oviedo Institutional Restrictions and Local Public Economics: A Spanish Approach* 1. - Introduction The importance of institutional elements in the determination of the politi- cal and economic conduct of all the participants in the mechanisms of public choice is well known. These elements are particularly important on a local level, due to the deeply felt influence of the greater number of restrictions, given the diversity of origins of their rules for action '. Specifically
87 From restrictions to the cap: trends in UK migration policy Hannah Lewis, Peter Dwyer, Lisa Scullion and Louise Waite This review considers the policy and rhetoric on immigration emerging from the coalition government, which, by emphasising an increase in immigration restrictions, continues a long-established trend (Winder, 2004). Although New Labour publicly postured against high levels of immigration, there was considerable political support for the need for certain migrant workers (Anderson and Rogaly, 2005; Flynn, 2005; Somerville, 2007
5 THE REDISCOVERY OF RESTRICTIONS: the impact of the miners' strike on the powers of local authorities to offer financial aid through social work departments MichaelP.Jackson Social workers in Britain gained the power to offer financial aid to clients with children through the 1963 Children and Young Per- sons Act. These powers were extended in Scotland through Section 12 .of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968. However, these powers were also subject to certain limi- tations: where children were not involved, there had to be exceptional circumstances, it had to
