Fake news. https://fullfact.org/politics/hmrc-not-introducing-enhanced-customs-monitoring/
1984 full on in the UK... https://blossom.primal.net/872a691d16c446f49f3d8cbff3d50c3e336fff6e945155895e3c7b899d99edb3.mp4
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in other words they're at the workshopping the idea and messaging stage , see how it goes down first before revising and tweaking the idea