> Perhaps surprisingly given they are currently led by a former human rights lawyer the Labour side also seem to be authoritarian That distinction was lost lon

> Perhaps surprisingly given they are currently led by a former human rights lawyer the Labour side also seem to be authoritarian That distinction was lost long ago in the west. Canada's left wing liberals/NDP are doing it under the guise of hate speech and protecting kids: https://globalnews.ca/news/10317040/online-harms-bill-canada/amp/ https://globalnews.ca/news/10317040/online-harms-bill-canada... Conservatives more stereotypically spin it for national security/terrorism. But it will come in some form or the other each administration like clockwork. Generally it seems the intelligence services get a free pass from the entire political class on all sides, regardless of pretence, as we've seen in every Five Eyes countries, including Australia.