The Covid-19 pandemic once again brought into sharpened focus the contested relationships of marginalised groups in the criminal law sphere, and the liminal (re-)regulation of space. Over the course of the last four decades, the law has borne witness to an episodic yet regular intertwining of the fortunes of arguably two elements of Britain's counterculture: ravers and travellers, specifically ‘new age’ travellers. The two groupings of peoples have had a long, complex and often uncomfortable and fractious relationship both with English law, and also its enforcement agencies. This is perhaps particularly evident in the criminal law provisions and sometimes questionable enforcement of the Public Order Act 1986 and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, through to the social and environmental provisions of the Caravan Sites Act 1968, Entertainments (Increased Penalties) Act 1990, and subsequent provisions.

Both the groupings of ravers and travellers have been faced with a series of legislative and administrative measures that, directly or indirectly, curtail or otherwise restrict their choices as to activities, lifestyles and behaviours. The article analyses how the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to some long-established legal and regulatory themes being once again played out in relation to these two counter-cultural groups.

Covid-19 大流行再次使人们更加关注刑法领域边缘化群体之间的争议关系，以及对空间的限制（重新）监管。在过去的四十年里，这项法律见证了英国反主流文化的两个要素——狂欢者和旅行者，特别是“新时代”旅行者——的命运偶尔但经常交织在一起。这两个民族与英国法律及其执法机构有着长期、复杂且常常令人不安和易怒的关系。这在刑法条款中尤其明显，有时在 1986 年公共秩序法和 1994 年刑事司法和公共秩序法的执行存在问题，一直到 1968 年大篷车营地法的社会和环境条款，

狂欢者和旅行者群体都面临着一系列立法和行政措施，这些措施直接或间接地减少或以其他方式限制他们对活动、生活方式和行为的选择。这篇文章分析了 Covid-19 大流行的影响如何导致一些长期存在的法律和监管主题再次与这两个反文化群体相关。