White House was right: free speech and civil liberties in UK has never been more precarious

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The Growing Authoritarianism of British Policing: A Nation Under Surveillance

The state of free speech and civil liberties in Britain has never been more precarious. What was once a beacon of democracy and personal freedom is now a country where police officers act as ideological enforcers, suppressing dissent and criminalizing thought. This disturbing trend has even raised alarms in the United States, with the White House reportedly concerned about the UK’s crackdown on free expression. Yet our own government continues to ignore the warnings, allowing the police to behave like a rogue force accountable to no one but the architects of progressive orthodoxy.

 

Every day brings another outrageous story of police overreach. Consider a four-year-old child suspended from nursery for alleged “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,” at an age when many children still identify more as dinosaurs than people. Or the case of a highly respected professor cast out from her university for simply stating biological facts. A grandmother was visited by plainclothes officers for posting a private message critical of a Labour councillor. And in one of the most absurd incidents, a builder in Bedfordshire received a police record for supposed racial hatred after whistling the Bob the Builder theme song at his neighbours. If the British police had a shred of self-awareness, they would be deeply ashamed of their current priorities.

 

 

Instead, our law enforcement agencies are doubling down on their authoritarian tactics. The recent case of Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine highlights the terrifying extent of police intrusion into private life. Arrested in front of their young child and detained in separate cells for eight hours, their crime was merely complaining about a primary school’s hiring process via email and WhatsApp messages. Their ordeal is symptomatic of a culture where the police no longer serve the public but instead enforce ideological conformity.

 

Even elected officials are not safe from this creeping police state. Hertfordshire county councillor Michelle Vince was warned by police that she could be investigated if she continued to assist parents in their battle against bureaucratic overreach. This blatant suppression of democratic representation should have sparked national outrage, yet it barely registers as a scandal anymore.

 

 

Rather than focusing on violent crime, burglary, or fraud, the police are more concerned with monitoring online speech and punishing citizens for expressing the wrong opinions. Chief Constables issue robotic statements about “fighting crime,” but their actions reveal a very different set of priorities. Officers are trained to be “actively anti-racist,” a euphemism for selectively enforcing the law to fit a radical ideological agenda. As a result, we now have a policing system that is openly discriminatory—where arrest rates are manipulated to achieve “equality” rather than reflect actual criminal behavior.

 

The rot is systemic. The College of Policing, a taxpayer-funded quango, plays a major role in pushing this ideological agenda into law enforcement. By prioritizing “hate crime” and “diversity training” over real policing, they have transformed the police into an organization that polices opinions rather than protects the public. Similarly, the Sentencing Council recently attempted to introduce a policy that would have enshrined two-tier justice based on race. That plan was only halted at the last moment thanks to political intervention, but it demonstrated the extent to which our institutions have been corrupted by ideology.

 

A fundamental reset is needed. The College of Policing should be dismantled, and police forces must return to their primary function: upholding the law, not social engineering. Officers should be held personally accountable for abuses of power, and those who authorize wrongful arrests should face legal consequences.

 

Britain is at a crossroads. Either we reclaim the values of free speech and fair policing, or we continue down this dystopian path where ideological enforcement replaces justice. If our politicians refuse to act, the public must. Crowdfunding legal action against police abuses, supporting the Free Speech Union, and demanding accountability at every level are all essential steps.

 

For too long, the British people have tolerated the transformation of their police into ideological enforcers. The time has come to demand that they return to their real job—fighting crime, not policing thoughts.

 

 

Based on a report by The Telegraph  2025-04-03

 

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[Gsxrnz]

Free Tommy Robinson. 

[proton]

14 minutes ago, Social Media said:

The College of Policing,

 

That made me smile, 15 years ago the UK cops turned up at my UK address. They asked me to stop mentioning my former council employer on the internet. When questioned if any law had been broken they admitted no. This nonsense has been going on for a few years, now it's just worse. 

[hotandsticky]

6 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

Free Tommy Robinson. 

 

 

.....with every packet of Kellogs cornflakes

[Pouatchee]

15 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

.....with every packet of Kellogs cornflakes

 

there will be a tariff on those ... better watch out

[JonnyF]

This is what happens when you elect a government has looks up to the likes of Stalin.

 

Deeply worrying times for the UK. 

 

Left wing authoritarianism is out of control. Starmer's Brave New World. Speak out against it and get multiple years in jail. 

[Yagoda]

Trump was right again.

[hotsun]

Some british posters here are in denial, but there is overwhelming evidence of the british refugees seeking asylum in pattaya

[mikeymike100]

". Consider a four-year-old child suspended from nursery for alleged “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,” at an age when many children still identify more as dinosaurs than people"

 

The above sentence says it all...Total madness...WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT STOP?

The UK’s logged over 124,000 hate crimes from 2020-2021, many tied to online speech, and police have chased down "non-crime hate incidents" like Harry Miller’s 2019 transphobic tweet saga—ruled unlawful later, but still a hassle. Then there’s the Public Order Bill and buffer zones around abortion clinics, where even silent prayer’s landed folks like Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in cuffs...............

[PomPolo]

As a Brit I couldn't agree more with this, the UK has become a Woke society with you being more likely to get locked up leaving an X message than robbing a bank.

First one to get rid of is that Rayner Muppet.
#FreeTommy

[Eloquent pilgrim]

5 minutes ago, PomPolo said:

As a Brit I couldn't agree more with this, the UK has become a Woke society with you being more likely to get locked up leaving an X message than robbing a bank.

First one to get rid of is that Rayner Muppet.
#FreeTommy

 

Absolutely; get rid of the ginger growler and free Tommy 

 

 

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

". Consider a four-year-old child suspended from nursery for alleged “abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity,” at an age when many children still identify more as dinosaurs than people"

 

The above sentence says it all...Total madness...WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT STOP?

The UK’s logged over 124,000 hate crimes from 2020-2021, many tied to online speech, and police have chased down "non-crime hate incidents" like Harry Miller’s 2019 transphobic tweet saga—ruled unlawful later, but still a hassle. Then there’s the Public Order Bill and buffer zones around abortion clinics, where even silent prayer’s landed folks like Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in cuffs...............

 

It's absolutely chilling.  There aren't a lot of details on it, but I wonder if the child reacted to someone saying they have to refer to someone as a "she" by saying "But he's a boy".  Children are innocent and say things in a very honest and matter of fact way, which fits the definition of transphobia a lot of people have, sadly.

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

This is what happens when you elect a government has looks up to the likes of Stalin.

 

Deeply worrying times for the UK. 

 

Left wing authoritarianism is out of control. Starmer's Brave New World. Speak out against it and get multiple years in jail. 

Nobody has been jailed for speaking out against the Labour Government or its policies.

 

Feel free to produce actual court records as evidence to the contrary. 

[Chomper Higgot]

Let me know when the UK starts refusing entry to scientists traveling to the UK to attend a conference for nothing more than being critical of the PM.

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained

[JonnyF]

12 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nobody has been jailed for speaking out against the Labour Government or its policies.

 

Feel free to produce actual court records as evidence to the contrary. 

 

Still gaslighting huh.

 

https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-release-of-lee-dunn-wrongly-imprisoned-for-expressing-free-speech

[Chomper Higgot]

7 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Still gaslighting huh.

 

https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-release-of-lee-dunn-wrongly-imprisoned-for-expressing-free-speech

What’s wrong with the official court records Jonny, is it the bit where your martyr Lee admitted his under oath?

 

https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/man-jailed-offensive-social-media-posts-wake-recent-disorder

 

 

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What’s wrong with the official court records Jonny, is it the bit where your martyr Lee admitted his under oath?

 

https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-west/news/man-jailed-offensive-social-media-posts-wake-recent-disorder

 

 

 

Yes he was pressured into pleading guilty and then rushed through the politicized court system and jailed within the week.

 

That's what authoritarian/totalitarian states like Russia, China, N.Korea and the UK do.

 

Repeating ad nauseum what happened in that kangaroo court doesn't really help your case. 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yes he was pressured into pleading guilty and then rushed through the politicized court system and jailed within the week.

 

That's what authoritarian/totalitarian states like Russia, China, N.Korea and the UK do.

 

Repeating ad nauseum what happened in that kangaroo court doesn't really help your case. 

Hogwash Jonny.

 

He had legal representation, he was tried in an open court.

 

Now back to your claim:

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

This is what happens when you elect a government has looks up to the likes of Stalin.

 

Deeply worrying times for the UK. 

 

Left wing authoritarianism is out of control. Starmer's Brave New World. Speak out against it and get multiple years in jail. 

I’ve linked the court record, can you please point out the bit where your martyr Lee spoke out against this ‘Left wing authoritarianism’ you referred to?

 

Give it your best shot Jonny.

 

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I’ve linked the court record, can you please point out the bit where your martyr Lee spoke out against this ‘Left wing authoritarianism’ you referred to?

 

 

He spoke out about Labour's inability to control our borders and to give every UK town their "Fair share" of immigrants. He raised the question about what would happen when they arrived in our towns (he used the slang "your turf").

 

He even posted a picture of some Asian looking men in a boat. The horror. I mean it's not like any of them originate from Asia or arrive in boats. What was he thinking? 

 

He didn't call for violence. He didn't ask for throats to be slit like the Labour guy Ricky Jones (who still walks around free). He simply asked what would happen. That's WrongSpeak (or WrongPost in his case). Jailtime. 

 

The UK has descended to a level I never thought possible. Shameful. Even more shameful that people like you try to defend it. 

 

https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2024/08/think-before-you-post-the-u-k-is-now-jailing-people-for-social-media-comments/ 

[Chomper Higgot]

7 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

He spoke out about Labour's inability to control our borders and to give every UK town their "Fair share" of immigrants. He raised the question about what would happen when they arrived in our towns (he used the slang "your turf").

 

He even posted a picture of some Asian looking men in a boat. The horror. I mean it's not like any of them originate from Asia or arrive in boats. What was he thinking? 

 

He didn't call for violence. He didn't ask for throats to be slit like the Labour guy Ricky Jones (who still walks around free). He simply asked what would happen. That's WrongSpeak (or WrongPost in his case). Jailtime. 

 

The UK has descended to a level I never thought possible. Shameful. Even more shameful that people like you try to defend it. 

 

https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2024/08/think-before-you-post-the-u-k-is-now-jailing-people-for-social-media-comments/ 

The crime for which he was convicted and which he admitted guilt under oath in an open court  where he had full legal representation by a barrister is a matter of court record, refer link I proved above.

 

Away with you and your counter factual grievance stoking.

 

 

 

 

 

[JonnyF]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The crime for which he was convicted and which he admitted guilt under oath in an open court  where he had full legal representation by a barrister is a matter of court record, refer link I proved above.

 

Away with you and your counter factual grievance stoking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes authoritarian/totalitarian regimes like the UK, China and North Korea often pressure poor, uneducated citizens into pleading guilty before jailing them for dissent. 

 

Shameful. 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yes authoritarian/totalitarian regimes like the UK, China and North Korea often pressure poor, uneducated citizens into pleading guilty before jailing them for dissent. 

 

Shameful. 

Not in open courts of law with full legal representation they don’t.

 

Your martyr Lee was not imprisoned for ‘dissent’ refer the official court record I linked above.

 

 

[spidermike007]

This white house has absolutely no moral authority when it comes to lecturing other countries on free speech at a time when reporters are being kicked out of the press conferences for asking critical questions, and people are being threatened by the White House and the justice department for being critical of Trump.

 

This White House is veering toward becoming a fascist regime. They must be stopped. 

[JonnyF]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Not in open courts of law with full legal representation they don’t.

 

Your martyr Lee was not imprisoned for ‘dissent’ refer the official court record I linked above.

 

 

 

They managed to get him to plead guilty to something that was not evident within his social media posts.

 

Had he plead not guilty he'd be a free man.

 

Shameful. Not surprised you take so much pleasure in it though. 

[Chomper Higgot]

16 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

They managed to get him to plead guilty to something that was not evident within his social media posts.

 

Had he plead not guilty he'd be a free man.

 

Shameful. Not surprised you take so much pleasure in it though. 

Counter factual nonsense Jonny.

 

Repetitive to the point of trolling.

 

[Snackbar]

Lies lies and duplicity

 

2Queer Kier is very proud of the UK’s long established record for freedom of speech

[wimpy]

 

[Anthony mellows]

This is why expats like me avoid British expats. So boring and full of hate.I am British by the way.

[portisaacozzy]

8 hours ago, JonnyF said:

This is what happens when you elect a government has looks up to the likes of Stalin.

 

Deeply worrying times for the UK. 

 

Left wing authoritarianism is out of control. Starmer's Brave New World. Speak out against it and get multiple years in jail. 

you had better be quick its nearly closing time !

[twizzian]

The old saying “ I’m proud to be British’.

The new saying. ‘I’m Totally embarrassed to be British!!!