Its not as bad as it could be Papa Lima but thats only because of the work of Liberty. This group provides a solid base which fights to maintain civil liberties.Many of its members work in the legal world and dislike clumsy law making plus the misuse of laws.
I have seen public awareness of threats to civil rights increase in recent years and no Uk government will get away with attempts to change the law by strealthy trickery.
See here!