The control crept in and the goalposts were moved, again like domestic abuse: ‘Freedom becomes conditional. You wait to be told you are allowed it. And it can be removed from you. The British public are in a coercive control relationship with the government. Most people will say they are not; in fact they will defend the “relationship”. People in an abusive relationship can get very angry when they are called out, if they are not ready to hear what’s going on.’
