A dangerous sign when carrying an A4 sign can get you banned from an airline, but if you have a sign with the word “Oiligarchy” on it, then it appears that threatens the air crew so much that you are not allowed to fly.
What price are we willing to pay for our freedom, and have we lost that freedom already, when you have to apply for a license to protest? And if you don’t you risk arrest for eating a cake at a picnic.
The simple fact that the legislators attempted to pass a law banning Brian Haw and his display from Parliament Square, and have managed to pass a law that means that he is the only person in the world that can legally demonstrate there without permission just displays their complete incompetence.