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While the current UK government is second only to the US in providing that uncanny feeling of both despair and amusement, I would hesitate to call them "autocr
by shaki-dora 9y ago
While the current UK government is second only to the US in providing that uncanny feeling of both despair and amusement, I would hesitate to call them "autocratic". Save yourself some rhetorical breathing room for when you need it.
Among other things, "autocratic" implies something of a firm grip on power. A quality the current UK government does not seem to have ("get a grip" is probably something Theresa May hears more often than she'd care to admit).
- musage 9y agoThey said "authoritarian", not "autocratic".
- dijit 9y agoAs much as they (current gov) are scarecly clutching to power. They have still managed to pass bills like the Investigatory Powers act and banned use of the open internet without ID (under the guise of blocking porn until the line owner provides an ID proving they're over 18) I stand by my statement. They're authoritarian. Even if they are very desperately clutching to the power they need to keep pushing the authoritarian agenda.
- primitur 9y ago>They're authoritarian. Widely entrenched Child-sex rings among the MP's, covered up in the name of 'national security'. Too damn right they're authoritarian.