Britain, from a German perspective: “Behind the Prime Minister's clown-like facade there is a tough politician. Johnson is increasingly pursuing an authoritarianism that threatens basic civil liberties."
https://twitter.com/AndrewPRLevi/status/1411308025109962761
"In Brexit Britain the outlines of the characteristics of an autocratic regime can be seen - attacks on freedom of expression and assembly, blatant corruption, cold-hearted politics against migrants. That is extremely dangerous." 2/
"The new police bill is supposed to give the state the necessary powers to prevent protests of any kind. For example, the police can prescribe exact start & end times for demos, & they can prohibit protest if it is too loud. Such proposals simply have no place in a democracy." 3/
And then there is corruption. Courts have already ruled in several cases that the government acted illegally in awarding public contracts during the pandemic. A number of contracts have gone to personal acquaintances of members of the government, although they've no experience.4
"In any fairly functioning constitutional state, this would have consequences. At least the minister would be advised to resign. Not so in Brexit Britain - here the government shrugs its shoulders and continues." 5/
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