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by rogermungo 231 days ago
Bad choice. The UK is not even in the top 10 countries for freedom of speech. Am looking to leave because it feels like its becoming a Stasi state.
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To which Beacon of Free Speech will you go?

The UK has its problems. Vague laws, over-excited police, Home Secretaries from every party who can never get enough polish on jack boots.

When I lived there I complained to my MP about David Blunkett. Jack Straw was no better. I left around the time Teresa May (leopard skin boots. A change for the better) was telling migrants they weren’t welcome from the back of trucks.

But stasi is ain’t. It’s a nonsense statement.

Good question.. Maybe Costa Rica https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries...

Yes stasi is an intentional exaggeration of the fact that police are turning up at people's homes about their social media posts and many have been jailed for social media posts but not all who have made comparable posts, so it seems inconsistent (targeted)