> So it seems that the law isn't applied evenly.
Of course. It is applied by humans, with all the failings that implies.
>In any case, people should be able to protest and should only face lawful restrictions if they cause immediate property damage ... Just saying vile and disgusting things should not be a basis for prohibiting and or arresting people.
That may be your viewpoint, but UK law says otherwise.
All the failings occur on one side, then it’s not an issue of human error
It's, to borrow a locally inspired term of a local socialist, "Orwellian." It's a bit ironic.
Are you saying that because Orwell was a socialist? Not so re he's local though.