Assuming these decisions are bred out of any sort of 'necessity' is assuming sincerity from the government.

The same thing every government is.

A peasant revolt.

The people. You're now in a political cold war where one half of the population is effectively held hostage by the other. Democracy is already over for all practical purposes.

I'll be generous. Probably to catch more criminals, and to police more cost effectively. Doesn't mean this is right.

Political opposition and dissent.

The British people.