The decline of rights under UK’s Labour: 2024-2026 (www.statewatch.org)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 09 Apr 06:32
https://lemmy.zip/post/62224107

cross-posted from : lemmy.zip/post/62224105

The UK has had a Labour party government for nearly two years. Despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising that change would “begin immediately”, under his watch the government has continued, and at times intensified, a crackdown on civil liberties begun by his Conservative predecessors. The result is more surveillance, greater potential for police abuse and the criminalisation of nearly all meaningful forms of protest.

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thebookelf@literature.cafe on 09 Apr 09:19 next collapse

I said it before on reddit and I’ll say it again, Starmer is a fascist in disguise, but the UK has been going down the road of extreme surveillance for decades now. 1984 and V for Vendetta being both based on the UK and its politics wasn’t a coincidence.

ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world on 09 Apr 09:59 collapse

The coincidence is that both authors are English?

1984 seems more appropriate for the USA, and V For Vendetta for the UK (or Children of Men).

marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today on 09 Apr 19:46 collapse

The party that ousted all left-wing members under the guise of ‘antisemitism’ is secretly fascist and openly does fascist things?!

I’m shocked! If only there were direct historical comparisons of a nationalistic leader conspiring with a group of ‘reformed’ right-wingers to wage a moral crusade on a left-wing party in hopes to take over and ride that left-wing party’s popularity into power only to commit terrible acts.

Unfortunately this is the first time this has happened in history.