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However, the censorship requires enforcement. Post austerity the UK police force is overstretched and undermanned by its own admission. For example, the Manchester Police Commissioner stated just the other day that 43% of real world crimes are not investigated due to budget cuts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47963134

So British government can write all the laws it likes, until it starts paying for enforcement I don't see how it matters.

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> However, the censorship requires enforcement. Not true, if you censor a problem exists then no one knows you are doing nothing about it. Censorship is always cheaper than enforcement.

This has been the UK governments stance toward child pornography they could do something about it but like you said enforcement is expensive, its easier to just censor the child porn and pretend the problem doesn't exist.

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