Is George Monbiot being unduly pessimistic in believing that we are gradually giving up our freedom in the
Our present Government has been emboldened by having been able to enact at will, legislation that is manifestly anti-libertarian. There will be more of the same. This state of affairs has not arisen solely as a result of weak political opposition in Parliament. A large section of the media has been nauseatingly compliant, very often reciting uncritically the Government’s excuses for needing extra powers or the necessity of curtailing our rights, in the name of national security or for defeating crime. Public opinion has appeared muted.
The Public’s silence however does not mean that it acquiesces in the Government’s actions. There is a watchfulness that is becoming more pronounced as the months pass. In the Public’s mind, there is a line. We await the Government crossing it.