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Thatcher was bad enough as was Boris and you want worse than them?

you already had Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. what more immiseration could you really be hoping for

The guys a fan of Tommy Robinson (at least from a glance over his post history) so y'know they probably weren't extreme enough.

They're nothing like Trump? You should research what happened to Liz Truss.

Since you're asking, yes they are. Johnson is a right wing populist, and Liz Truss recently spoke at a far right conference, complaining about the deep state thwarting her plan. They're Trump without the funny accent.

Parent is probably noting that neither is now in office, in part or whole due to their stupidity and criminality.

What sort of opinions?

These days, if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail.

( - Stewart Lee's taxi driver, over a decade ago. )

total bollocks

I think Stewart Lee knew and understood that when he incorporated it into his comedy routine.

These days if you say you're English you'll be arrested and thrown in jail

total bollocks

You can't say anything these days Phil

Have a look at Free Speech Union UK for some examples.

Why not just paste some and link to their source?

This happens in the US too [1,2,3]. In fact, regarding freedom of the press, they rank 55th in the world, well behind the UK, which ranks 23rd [4]. And if you think Trump is anything but the standard neoliberal order accelerated, I've got a bridge to sell you. For example look at the Laken Riley act. A blatant and complete teardown of judicial order (punishment for being _suspected_ of crimes), and 58 democrats helped pass it. Trump is par for the course, he's just a bit rude about it.

[1] https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/10/texas-ut-lecturer-ar...

[2] https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240425-more-than-100...

[3] https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892277592/federal-officers-us...

[4] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index

I'm comparing the UK with ten years ago.

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