Monbiot on the mark
Here are three of the consistent features of authoritarian states: the extreme persecution of dissent, the use of parajudicial measures to shut down opposition movements, and the selective application of the law. All three are already widely deployed in the UK. Though they were introduced in their current form by the Tories, they have been sustained and defended by Keir Starmer’s party.
The Guardian · Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them