-—I’m not fond of the tactic of calling opponents “fascist,” whether that comes from the left or the right-—
You can call them anything you want I suppose. What do you call a society with a surveillance camera on every corner and an almost total gun ban, a theme park? There is no bill of rights and no court that can strike down a law of parliament.
Well, compared to the U.S. they don't look that free. But compared to most of the rest of the world, they're a garden-like paradise of liberty and prosperity. If more countries could step up to UK-style governance, the world would be a far better place.