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0 pointszimpenfish9mo ago0 comments

> Or they could respect the democratic decisions of the countries they do business in?

Well, the OSA was put into law by the Tories in 2023. The democratic decision of the UK was that they resoundingly rejected what the Tories were doing in the landslide win for Labour in the 2024 GE. I'd quite like UKGOV to respect the democratic decisions of the country and if they won't, I'm quite happy for other people to push back via the courts, public opinion, etc.

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madeofpalk9mo ago

That's not how democracy works. When there's a change in government they don't just abandon all laws the previous one passed.

The current government is more than able to use their democratic mandate to appeal or change the law.

johnnyanmac9mo ago

>When there's a change in government they don't just abandon all laws the previous one passed.

Tell that to the US please.

>The current government is more than able to use their democratic mandate to appeal or change the law. °

Yes, but they probably a won't without a lot of push back. Here's the push back

arrowsmith9mo ago

The Tories' loss had nothing to do with what anybody thought of the OSA, a bill which most people hadn't heard of until last week.

But you already knew that.

AlecSchueler9mo ago

And which was supported by Labour.

AlecSchueler9mo ago

The bill had broad cross party support and passed without opposition from the Labour party.

extraisland9mo ago

Your framing is misleading.

Most people weren't aware of the Online Safety Act. I would argue it wasn't even any of the policies.

The Tories were in power for 14 years previously. During that time we had 5 prime ministers all of which were seen as weak and ineffective. People were sick of the Conservative party. This includes some of their most ardent supporters.

People were sick of the Conservative party, this includes people that had previously voted for the Conservatives.

The election had low voter turn out. It wasn't that Labour won, it was more like the Conservatives lost and by default Labour took power because they were the only other choice.

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madeofpalk9mo ago

That's not how democracy works. When there's a change in government they don't just abandon all laws the previous one passed.

The current government is more than able to use their democratic mandate to appeal or change the law.

johnnyanmac9mo ago

>When there's a change in government they don't just abandon all laws the previous one passed.

Tell that to the US please.

>The current government is more than able to use their democratic mandate to appeal or change the law. °

Yes, but they probably a won't without a lot of push back. Here's the push back

arrowsmith9mo ago

The Tories' loss had nothing to do with what anybody thought of the OSA, a bill which most people hadn't heard of until last week.

But you already knew that.

AlecSchueler9mo ago

And which was supported by Labour.

AlecSchueler9mo ago

The bill had broad cross party support and passed without opposition from the Labour party.

extraisland9mo ago

Your framing is misleading.

Most people weren't aware of the Online Safety Act. I would argue it wasn't even any of the policies.

People were sick of the Conservative party, this includes people that had previously voted for the Conservatives.

The election had low voter turn out. It wasn't that Labour won, it was more like the Conservatives lost and by default Labour took power because they were the only other choice.

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