There is an awful lot of populist policies coming out of the UK for the last couple of years. Is the current state of the economy really that bad? Usually that

There is an awful lot of populist policies coming out of the UK for the last couple of years. Is the current state of the economy really that bad? Usually that's when politicians concentrate on less demanding, more emotional issues. Also, nice power-grab right there - cause you never know! "Sorry Angela, I can't open that WikiLeaks link you told me about." "Nigel, could it be that you forgot to let your porn filter be lifted?" This is bad and as always not only for UK citizens because politicians like to look at other countries for inspiration and validation. Clearly in Austria some pundits will applaud this.