The recent public outcry about authoritarianism in Britain, ignited by the authorities’ response to the Southport and mass immigration protests, has raised significant questions about two-tier policing and sentencing.
These concerns strike at the heart of the justice system, where police enforcement and the judiciary are supposed to defend the citizenry by dispensing justice fairly and without prejudice. Yet, the public’s apparent increasing loss of faith in these institutions suggests that this is dissipating, and quickly.
Here’s a look at some specific examples to help shed light on whether these claims of two-tier justice hold any merit.