Current Events > Hostile, authoritarian UK downgraded in civic freedoms index

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/16/hostile-authoritarian-uk-downgraded-in-civic-freedoms-index

The UK has been downgraded in an annual global index of civic freedoms as a result of the governments increasingly authoritarian drive to impose restrictive and punitive laws on public protests.

The Civicus Monitor, which tracks the democratic and civic health of 197 countries across the world, said the UK government was creating a hostile environment towards campaigners, charities and other civil society bodies.

The UKs willingness to clamp down on civic freedoms such as the right to peaceful assembly means it is now classified as obstructed putting it alongside countries such as Poland, South Africa and Hungary.

The downgrade reflects the worrying trends we are seeing in restrictions across civil society that are threatening our democracy. The government should be setting a positive example to countries that have clamped down on civic space, said Stephanie Draper, the chief executive of the Bond charity, a partner in the Civicus collaboration.

She added: The UK is becoming increasingly authoritarian and is among concerning company in the Civicus Monitor ratings as restrictive laws and dangerous rhetoric are creating a hostile environment towards civil society in the UK.

Gotta love the Tories!

Spoilers: Fuck the Tories and any and all Tory voters.

I want to say something about the Tories but I'll be modded so yeah..

SpiritSephiroth posted...

I want to say something about the Tories but I'll be modded so yeah..

Dont worry. This is a 'tory hate topic' so you are protected or something.

CE, tell me this is all just a bad dream I can wake up from please.

this is a bad dream, and im a sumerian nightmare demon and im coming for you

Phew. Much more preferable.

Fair.
That's a country that publicly displays handtools and serving spoons confiscated in "weapons sweeps".

https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/1128259712984735744
https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096