Criticism mounts over Andy Burnham's proposed internet control measures
The article criticizes Andy Burnham's incoming administration for proposing internet control measures that the author compares to authoritarian regimes like North Korea. It frames the policies as a clampdown on online activity, drawing inspiration from the outgoing Starmer government, and suggests these measures are excessive and reminiscent of tinpot dictatorships.
Key quotes
Andy Burnham has promised that 'the north' will be his lodestar when he takes the reins of power.
Yet it seems the incoming regime could be drawing inspiration not from the north of England, but from North Korea.
A raft of new measures clamping down on our online activity, proposed by the outgoing Starmer administration...
Labour's plans to control the internet would make a tinpot dictator blush.
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