Why is the government giving the police more power to stop protesters?

Do new oil projects in the Gulf of Mexico signal the end of an international consensus on climate change? Will the Home Office’s new plans to curb protests backfire? Six months on from the Supreme Court ruling, why are the public expected to police each other’s gender? Rebecca Moore is joined by The Observer’s Jeevan Vasagar, Ada Barumé and Evan Moffitt as they pitch their top stories of the day.  Find the team’s Must Reads here:One Battle After AnotherRivalsInfinite Wibble Pre-order Jeevan’s book The Surge HERE **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media: @ObserverUK on X @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Rebecca Moore Producer: Poppy Bullard Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.