Is the UK a dictatorship or a police state ?

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was already worrying enough, but the government has made last minute changes that could effectively ban ordinary people from participating in peaceful protests and restrict their freedom of movement.

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/priti-patel-anti-protest-powers-stuffed-policing-bill-1316830

You don't have to take my word for it; here is what Dominic Grieve, a Conservative former Attorney General and Shadow Home Secretary:
https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2021/11/dominic-grieve-the-policing-bill-is-a-threat-to-our-freedom-and-democracy.html

"Jailed for 51 weeks for protesting? Britain is becoming a police state by stealth"
George Monbiot in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/01/imprisoned-51-weeks-protesting-britain-police-state

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/does-peaceful-protest-work/

https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/e/854853/3IpcNqi/29mtjs/470666159?h=iQJ4xxO
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Peaceful protest is a necessary part of democracy.