I can see the Labour Party coming to power in the next election - maybe, maybe not - who knows? But it doesn’t really make a difference who’s in power - the State remains the same, the structure is still there, they just tinker with it a little here and there.

https://youtu.be/-1uSSRcn7UE

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah

https://youtu.be/LQUXuQ6Zd9w

I think you’re forgetting the power of consumers. At work you might not be able to replace Photoshop or Microsoft but at home you certainly can. The more people that become familiar with alternative software the more likely professional environments are to adopt it.

Why would a company want to pay Adobe or Microsoft if their employees are more adept with free alternatives? Especially if those alternatives gain feature parity with the paid services while the paid services lock parts behind paywalls and subscriptions.

Don’t let perfect get in the way of good!

The head of the security service isn’t just a meathead bit of heavy muscle there to jump in front of a bullet.

Martial law also isn’t some obscure policy, it’s an internationally understood term that replaces the democratic civilian parliament with military rule.

This is definitely something someone in his position should be very aware of and should be willing to do something about.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law