PART III: CRITICISM

In a rare show of national unity, disapproval of the OSB has spanned both ends of the political spectrum. Alongside criticism from the Labour culture minister, Conservative politicians have also weighed in on the ‘legal but harmful’ debate. Thinktanks and non-profit groups have likewise been apprehensive.

Perhaps most headline-grabbing was the censure of the former Supreme Court judge, Lord Sumption, who denounced the OSB in an article in The Spectator, and subsequently on the Law Pod UK podcast.

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