Is the UK a totalitarian police state?

[The Voice]

Saw a video today of a native Brit being harassed and assaulted by a group of guys, and before he could defend himself a female police officer tackled him from behind, slamming him into a wall as the gang turned and walked away. This was not as appalling as the Henry Nowak incident where a cop handcuffed a British man as he bled to death after being stabbed, but it strongly suggests a pattern. I've also heard that certain men (like the one who killed Nowak) are allowed to carry "ceremonial knives" but women aren't permitted to carry pepper spray? Uh ... what??

Last year I watched a video of a young Scottish girl fending off a groomer with a knife and a hand-axe. She was deemed a racist by the media and promptly arrested. A couple weeks ago, the man she was supposedly "harassing" was found guilty of trying lure her kid sister. UK police apparently have an affinity for men such as this, as evidenced by the numerous "Grooming Gangs" they allow to operate with impunity all across the nation. Meanwhile, the government and media are all too happy to sweep their horrific crimes under the rug.

I've also read that the Labour party, with the full blessing of the Conservatives, have cancelled elections in certain locales ... namely the locales where Reform UK is leading.

The UK imprisons more citizens for "offensive" social media posts than Iran.
And China.
And Russia.

The good news is their inept Prime Minister will be stepping down.
The bad news is his replacement will be selected, not elected.

This all has a Soviet-era East Germany vibe to it. That's my take anyway. What say you?
(I'm especially curious to hear what UK residents think about what's currently happening there.)

 

[Icarus]

They are definitely quite strict when it comes to this stuff, especially online offenses, but I don't think you can call them a "totalitarion Police State" quite yet. They are still very free and have many more rights to express things than a totalitarion state would allow

 

[Thunderdome]

They are definitely quite strict when it comes to this stuff, especially online offenses, but I don't think you can call them a "totalitarion Police State" quite yet. They are still very free and have many more rights to express things than a totalitarion state would allow

In my opinion if a country arrests people over words that are not calling for violence it's a fascist country. There's nothing else you can call it.

 

[Roachh]

Voted D I'm shocked it's not American politics being talked about

 

[Kim]

Saw a video today of a native Brit being harassed and assaulted by a group of guys, and before he could defend himself a female police officer tackled him from behind, slamming him into a wall as the gang turned and walked away. This was not as appalling as the Henry Nowak incident where a cop handcuffed a British man as he bled to death after being stabbed, but it strongly suggests a pattern. I've also heard that certain men (like the one who killed Nowak) are allowed to carry "ceremonial knives" but women aren't permitted to carry pepper spray? Uh ... what??

Last year I watched a video of a young Scottish girl fending off a groomer with a knife and a hand-axe. She was deemed a racist by the media and promptly arrested. A couple weeks ago, the man she was supposedly "harassing" was found guilty of trying lure her kid sister. UK police apparently have an affinity for men such as this, as evidenced by the numerous "Grooming Gangs" they allow to operate with impunity all across the nation. Meanwhile, the government and media are all too happy to sweep their horrific crimes under the rug.

I've also read that the Labour party, with the full blessing of the Conservatives, have cancelled elections in certain locales ... namely the locales where Reform UK is leading.

The UK imprisons more citizens for "offensive" social media posts than Iran.
And China.
And Russia.

The good news is their inept Prime Minister will be stepping down.
The bad news is his replacement will be selected, not elected.

This all has a Soviet-era East Germany vibe to it. That's my take anyway. What say you?
(I'm especially curious to hear what UK residents think about what's currently happening there.)

You post this , id be more worried about your sh!tty Gun laws and the countless school shootings and Police corruption and racism.
K bye...

 

[Thunderdome]

You post this , id be more worried about your sh!tty Gun laws and the countless school shootings and Police corruption and racism.
K bye...

Very juvenile response and completely off topic. Everything you've said here has nothing to with anything he said. Lol. Are you farming for Likes on here?

 

[The Voice]

They are still very free and have many more rights to express things than a totalitarion state would allow

Update ...

Today, on the USA's 250 Birthday, I've been seeing UK content creators posting screenshots of warnings they've received from YouT about potential limitations to their freedom of expression. I won't quote the entirety of the messages YT is sending them (I'm sure you can look these warnings up for yourself) but I will quote certain portions that communicate the gist of the platform's concerns:

"The UK Government is running a public consultation called "Watch This Space: A new strategic direction of the UK media." The proposals include mandatory changes to how content is discovered on YouT. This could direct audiences away from your channel.

...

Impact of the Proposed Rules
The proposed new rules include a mandatory "prominence regime." This could require digital platforms like YouT to prioritise and give a "privileged position" to traditional broadcasters (like the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) in user interfaces and recommendation feeds, potentially pushing your content out of sight.

...

Your content downranked: Pushing this group forward means pushing everyone else downward.

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Undermining the creator-audience bond: The consultation repeatedly emphasizes 'trust' in the context of legacy broadcasters, implying that digital-first voices are less credible, damaging the foundational trust that sustains the creator economy."

Again, there is more to read but you can seek this out yourself. Keep in mind that YouT hasn't exactly been a beacon of free speech in recent years. During the pandemic, they notoriously de-platformed several prominent microbiologists who pushed back on the prevailing government wisdom regarding Covid's origins, treatment, and societal restrictions--many of whom turned out to be right--so the fact that they are sounding the alarm on what clearly is an attempt to control what information their citizens (and potentially everybody else) are able to consume is noteworthy.

In fact, I'm pretty sure this is partly how the Chinese communist government controls media access in their country.