| ▲ | toyg 2 hours ago | |
> And they keep voting for the Labor party. The alternatives are even more power-mad, fundamentally illiberal parties (Reform, Conservatives), equally pearl-clutching ones that will likely continue on the same road as Labour (greens) and unreliable figures that will flip-flop as soon as they are in power (libdems). What's left? Count Binface, I guess. | ||
| ▲ | Fredkin 2 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
Conservatives drafted the OSA in 2021. Reform are against it https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/28/reform-uk-v... Even the more extreme Restore are against it, and against Digital ID https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/restore_civil_liberties The Greens are ... well they wanted to amend it in 2024 to include a ban on fake news, but that could turn into a mechanism for censorship. And Lib/Lab/Con were all for building even more on top of it in 2024: https://www.handleygill.co.uk/handley-gill-blog/general-elec... There are no 'liberal' parties in the UK. | ||