The United Kingdom has eroded all citizens’ individual rights. No one is safe, even if they are thousands of miles away. Around 33 people are arrested each day for voicing opinions or engaging in legal actions that the government does not approve of. In 2023, authorities arrested over 12,000 people across England and Wales, citing the Communications Act and the Malicious Communications Act.
Arrests have increased and surpassed national borders. A man from Yorkshire was on holiday in Florida, participating in a favorite state pastime of marksmanship. He posted a picture of himself holding a rifle on social media, which should be perfectly legal. The rifle was lawfully owned and he was on private land. Nevertheless, the image was reported to the authorities, who descended on his home in the middle of the night. He spent the night in jail and later appeared at Bradford Magistrate Court where he faced up to six months imprisonment.
“‘I have not been able to sleep, I’ve lived in fear of a knock at my door for the last three months. I haven’t spoken to my neighbours for four months. It has damaged my ability to run my business,” the man told reporters. “I thought 1984 was a book, not an instruction manual.”
“1984” has been an instruction manual for the UK and other governments who are carefully monitoring every citizen, waiting for a misstep. Cameras are absolutely everywhere; it is only a matter of time before they start using drones to monitor citizens as they did in the book.
I have warned for decades that political systems enter decline when confidence shifts from government to the people. The crackdown on protests, censorship of dissenting views, and judicial overreach are the classic signs of a government losing legitimacy. The government insists it is “protecting” the public, when in reality, these measures are an attempt to maintain control over a population that sees government as the problem.
Thought control is merely the beginning. We are looking at Western governments implementing capital controls and restricting the freedom of movement.
The British people are experiencing what history has illustrated time and time again. Tyranny does not appear suddenly. Rather, it creeps into daily life until the people finally say “enough.” Until then, the ruling class will continue to believe they can legislate obedience, silence opposition, and cling to a system already in decline.