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The Uk was a pretty decent place up until around 2008, now its much further along the train of stripping back every function of government than even the US. The
by RugnirViking 4y ago
The Uk was a pretty decent place up until around 2008, now its much further along the train of stripping back every function of government than even the US. The entire media is in the government's pocket, we even had a literal conspiracy to intentionally lose elections from members of labour.[1][2][3]
Unlike the US, even the police departments don't escape cutbacks...
[1]: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leak-report-corbyn-election-whatsapp-antisemitism-tories-yougov-poll-a9462456.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leak-r...
[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/06/labour-report-misused-private-messages-portray-members-racist https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/06/labour-repo...
[3]: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/leaked-dossier-shows-labour-party-officials-worked-against-corbyn-in-a-bid-to-lose-2017-general-election-184264/ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/leaked-dossier-sh...
- was_a_dev 4y agoI wasn't of voting age in 2008 (14 years ago). The state of the UK goverement has been in a constant decline from my perspective