The coronavirus pandemic led to the most draconian emergency powers in the UK’s history. We’ve been fighting extraordinary new police powers, Big Tech censorship online, digital Covid IDs, the quashing of protest rights and more…
The erosion of democracy and loss of freedoms has been unprecedented and Big Brother Watch has been pushing back at every step of the way. This is the inside story of the UK’s pandemic police state.
Directed & Edited by Erlend Evans [Big Brother Watch Digital Communications Manager]
Produced & Presented by Madeleine Stone [Big Brother Watch Legal and Policy Officer]
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0:00 Pandemic Police State | The Rise of Authoritarianism in the UK
1:31 Coronavirus Bill
6:02 Policing the Pandemic
10:15 Unlawful Fines & Prosecutions
15:25 Protest Threats
28:14 Free Speech Online
31:02 Privacy & Health Tech
33:56 Covid Passes
39:23 Legacy of Big Brother Watch Work