It is sad to see countries all over the world introduce authoritarian steps one by one. When was the last time a country introduced a progressive law empowering its citizens against the government?
They were so comfortable in fact, they even felt okay to announce a tax cut for the very rich in the middle of a massive cost of living crisis (quickly reversed upon seeing the opinion polls, but still)!
We all heard it was going to happen, but most people didn't believe it would.
There's no end, the Tories will be back in power come the next election. I think the UK population deserve this.
You have cause and effect backwards. In the UK, the media controls the government, not the other way around.
I’m asking because I myself frequently characterize things as woke, and people might accuse me of having right-wing tendencies, but nonetheless I would be very concerned if police in my country started acting this way.