Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist
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Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed

I don’t know if this is 100% strictly privacy related but I think it does fall in the sphere of protecting one’s right to express oneself privately.

"Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer.

The new definition, prepared by civil servants working for cabinet minister Michael Gove, is fiercely opposed by a cohort of officials who fear legitimate groups and individuals will be branded extremists.

The proposals have provoked a furious response from civil rights groups with some warning it risks “criminalising dissent”, and would significantly suppress freedom of expression."

Just leave. I did it in 2018. They can’t force you to stay in this shithole.

They can’t force you to stay in this shithole.

Not yet, you mean.

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I also left, for me in 2021.

Life really is better if you can get out. The process is no walk in the park but it is a temporary pain.

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I think one of the things I’ll miss the most if I do is the London underground. it’s such a convenient form of travel for me

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Many major cities in Europe have a metro system similar to London Underground. I live in Barcelona, and their metro has LU beat hands down. Trains come literally every two minutes and cost a little over a Euro when you buy a 10-ride ticket

I also left, for me in 2021.

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