Seems as though, if anything, the government are doubling down on it. I swear Labour are speedrunning "How to become the most hated party". I thought it'd take a bit longer than a year, but here we are.

They're not though. These types of policies are very popular. HN users come out in favor of them or some variant and you'd think they should recognize the dangers.

People will happily demand these policies in the abstract, and then some will be unhappy with the implementation but not all.

Have you seen the recent polls?