Is the UK a 'test trial' to see how a countries public reacts to the suppression of freedom of speach/news reporting?

It often takes years to get criminal offenses to court, let alone get criminals into jail. But here you have a unique example of how you can get arrested, judged and put into prison within a few hours. And on top, its very possible that he had not broken the law at all.

Tommy Robinson: It’s Now or Never

Buzzfeed Attacks Free Speech Supporters and Tommy Robinson Advocates as "Right Wing"