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The Guardian - UK
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Owen Jones

Not yet worried about tyranny in Britain? This is why you should be

The House of Commons, London.
The House of Commons, London. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Britain is much closer to tyranny than you think. Consider a recent social post by Zia Yusuf, one of Reform UK’s leading figures. “Recent events demonstrate why I view the Tory and Labour politicians who created the burning injustice of modern Britain as traitors to their country,” he wrote. “A reckoning is coming.”

He didn’t define those “recent events”, or what his reckoning would entail, but historically speaking, those deemed “traitors to their country” do not fare well.

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