[j0ej0ej0e]

lol the uk gov has more negative connotations than bigtech.

Also not quite democratic when the uk electorate last voted for a gov in 2019 but we have had 3 prime ministers since all with vastly different strategies, where the last 2 were chosen by anyone who wants to pay for a membership to the tory party, including fake identities made by journalists who registered from france.

If you had some context, bigtech are actually fighting to keep encryption alive and are the goodies in this story.

Context is important, so is reading. But thanks for your insight in the article you didn't read.

[jabradoodle]

I think you misunderstood OP. Their point is the article headline sounds like democracy loosing out to evil big tech; they, like you, don't see it that way.

[shawabawa3]

To anyone vaguely familiar with the story, or the UK government, the headline doesn't sound like that at all

[mr_toad]

In the UK parties are free to choose their leader by any means they like. They have a lot less power than a President - which is part of the reason the previous two were deposed.