The "rage" was largely amplified by the Murdoch press who have been irked at having competition for decades. A large contingent of the UK population can be rel

The "rage" was largely amplified by the Murdoch press who have been irked at having competition for decades. A large contingent of the UK population can be reliably provoked into outrage when the necessity arises. This is largrly how unchecked power is wielded in British politics. Splitting the country down the middle in a fit of fury over Brexit and then sewing it back up was similarly provoked.