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>>robthe+(OP)
This is how you govern from a position of unpopularity.

The government knows they’re on the wrong side of many issues, to the point they know they can’t win an open debate.

So media control, regulation by enforcement, and institutional control becomes the focus of effort.

>>spaceb+ab
Also never look at what current government is going to do with the framework, but what future much worse government could use it for.

>>varisp+Hb
They’re also strengthening the criminal consequences for future governments that misuse their position: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4019

>>owisd+Fl
Which can be undone by another single act of your “sovereign” Parliament. Acts like this must be understood in that context.

>>iamnot+QM
By this logic, governments shouldn't legislate anything or have any kind of policy. Child benefit? Scrap it in case King Herod takes over and has an ready made hit list.