I do wonder whether this has happened so that they can follow the spread of misinformation online, it's origins and how it propagates online.

Either way, it's a bad look as it means that the party in charge has to maintain it's grip over the people or the other side gain the same powers they currently have, leading to authoritarianism no matter which way you go.

I hate the common sense, knowledge of your field and respect & decency seems to be some of the lowest priorities on the list of things needed to be working in government.

The UK feels like it'll end up like the movie, 'The Death of Stalin', a very dark farce.