As the saying goes, to find out who rules over you, find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
Britain is slowly but surely giving up any pretense that they are are a free, democratic people. If you can get thrown into prison (and people are being thrown into prison) for criticizing certain groups and people, you are not living in a free country...pure and simple.
And believe you me, American liberals would love to have those kinds of laws here.