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Yes, but this is the UK government . They are not benevolent. At every opportunity presented: they erode our rights, unless it has significant public support and costs absolutely nothing. (like gay marriage). As soon as anything impedes special interests even slightly, be sure it will be legislated out of existence if possible. One argument brexiteers trot out commonly is that EU regulations make it hard to be compet…
To be completely honest, I was surprised and disappointed at the amount of resources and time spent by the UK's government to infringe on the free-speech rights of pacifist anti-monarchists protesters. This contrasted with the weak response from the government after the sordid London bridge attacks, with the mayor even stating that "Terror attacks are 'part and parcel of living in a big city'". Is this what people in…
"Part and parcel of living in a great global city is you have to be prepared for these things. You have to be vigilant."
The context was talking about working with other big cities, specifically New York as it was just before a meeting with Bill de Blasio to talk about cross-training and information exchange.