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The UK's Surveillance State: When "World Leader" Means Showing Dictators How It's Done
The UK is no longer an "Open" country for free expression
While British politicians still invoke Churchill and speak of defending democracy worldwide, their own freedom rankings have quietly slipped below Romania and Nigeria. The UK has lost its status as an "Open" society for free expression—a designation it held since measurements began—and now pioneers surveillance techniques that authoritarian regimes watch with interest.