Slowly, yet perceptibly, free speech is dying in Britain. On July 4, 2024, the people of Britain elected a new government. They did so decisively in terms of seats won, but rather less conclusively with the share of the vote. The new Labour government won a rather staggering 411 out of 650 districts but achieved only 33.7% of the national vote, the lowest share since the Second World War for a party winning a parliamentary majority. The votes on the conservative right of the spectrum split between the mainstream Conservative Party (23.7%) and the populist Reform party (14.3%), allowing victory for an unloved Labour Party. The previous conservative government had, to put it generously, run out of steam and perhaps ideas as well.
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