Articles tagged "dictatorship"
UK's Investigative Journalism Finds Itself Heading Towards ‘Authoritarian Police State’
Proposed changes to the Official Secrets Act by the Home Office would see investigative journalists threatened with up to 14 years in prison for ‘unauthorised disclosures’
I Called Out the Prime Minister for Lying & Got Thrown Out of Parliament
Boris Johnson has lied to the country & to the House of Commons repeatedly for years
Sage Adviser - Ministers Trying to Get as Many as Possible Infected With Covid
Ministers & Boris Johnson accused of allowing infections to rip through the younger population in an effort to bolster levels of immunity
Boris Johnson Said He Was Not Prepared to Lock Down the Country to Save People in Their 80s
Cummings - Johnson held out on reimposing Covid restrictions because “the people who are dying are essentially all over 80.”
Tories to Pass Law Creating a 'State Speech Regulator' for Online Communication & Media
United Kingdom continues down the oppressive road to a dictatorial system. Legislation of thought, speech, information. UK looses grip on it's freedom & democracy daily.
The Moral Vacuum of English Politics is a Replica of Trump’s America
Britain's death of the gentlemen's agreement. Truth, decency & democracy have little currency in Boris Johnson’s rump Trumpocracy
Boris Johnson & the Rise of Make-Believe
It is no good offering people a ‘story to believe in’ if it ends in harm – but the Prime Minister does not know any other way
Tories Plan to Ban Electoral Commission from Bringing Forward Criminal Prosecution
The Tories announced plans to curb the powers of the Commission which has been investigating the funding of Boris Johnson's flat refurbishment.
Is the UK sleepwalking into authoritarian rule?
Jeremy Cushing on how the government is attacking and undermining the institutions of democracy, Blaine Stothard on ministers’ demands for total conformity of beliefs and values, & Pat Farrington on the Tories’ cynical attempts to keep hold of power
Tory Plans to Restrict Judicial Review Will Weaken the Rule of Law
Proposals undermine government accountability. Wonder why that's a goal of any government? Answer: They do not want to be held to account for their actions
'Taliban' Faction Among the Tories Plan to Destroy BBC for Political Motives?
Did Tories dredge up 26 year old story for excuse to destroy the BBC? Totalitarian governments always move to shut down media/news outlets they can't control or dictate to.
Police and Crime Bill will Create Toxic Legacy
Banning protest would make us more like Putin’s Russia than the UK. It would be a lasting and toxic legacy for Boris Johnson.