Articles tagged "Boris the Dictator"

Let’s take a stand against the government’s insidious power grab and its attempts to stifle the voice of civil society

Call for ministers not to ignore the cost of living crisis faced by people “in real trouble” who had been “tipped over the edge” financially by the pandemic

Democracy is a fragile creation, and the Yale professor and historian of fascism Timothy Snyder should know

Jeremy Cushing on how the government is attacking and undermining the institutions of democracy, Blaine Stothard on ministers’ demands for total conformity of beliefs and values, & Pat Farrington on the Tories’ cynical attempts to keep hold of power

“There are some people in the government who feel like the right way to win is to pick a fight on the culture war and to exploit division.”

Proposals undermine government accountability. Wonder why that's a goal of any government? Answer: They do not want to be held to account for their actions

Cummings said the British government is being overly secretive and bureaucratic and said that domestic media had not subjected its policies to any real independent scrutiny.

Did Tories dredge up 26 year old story for excuse to destroy the BBC? Totalitarian governments always move to shut down media/news outlets they can't control or dictate to.