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Brit here. Wat?

Except more people are prosecuted in UK. Compare stats how many get jail for "hate speach" in UK and for criticism of war in Russia!

Expat Brit here. I'm not fond of old blighty, but this is nonsense. There's plenty wrong in the UK, but it's not an oppressive state.

It's lacking in a lot of freedoms though. It might not be at China or Russia levels but it's getting further from other first world countries also.