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It's sad to see the UK as the non-EU, police state that it is today. Just 15 years ago it felt really free. I spent half of my 20s there and have great memories
by JadedEngineer 3y ago
It's sad to see the UK as the non-EU, police state that it is today. Just 15 years ago it felt really free. I spent half of my 20s there and have great memories, but it's really gone downhill since then.
- wcoenen 3y agoThe news is always going to look worse than personal experience because of the selection effect: the worst events make the news. If you look at the news from 15 years ago, it didn't look any better: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/aug/18/met-police-stop-search-children https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/aug/18/met-police-...