They did consider the provider size, it is probably the main element of this law: the problem is that the consideration was to assume that you are always dealing with mega-large companies with teams of lawyers...because these companies have been lobbying regulators and civil servants (not Parliament so much, they don't matter anymore) for years. This is extremely common in the UK (very low corruption by historical methods but when decisions are actually made, there is corruption almost everywhere). The provider size was an active choice.
It isn't populist either, no-one supports this. The UK has media campaigns run by newspapers, no-one reads the papers but politicians so these campaigns start to influence politicians. Always the same: spontaneous media campaign across multiple newspapers (low impact on other kinds of media), child as a figurehead, and the law always has significant implications that are nothing to do with the publicly stated aim.
Democracy has very little to do with it. Elections happen in the UK but policies don't change, it is obvious why.
It isn't populist either, no-one supports this. The UK has media campaigns run by newspapers, no-one reads the papers but politicians so these campaigns start to influence politicians. Always the same: spontaneous media campaign across multiple newspapers (low impact on other kinds of media), child as a figurehead, and the law always has significant implications that are nothing to do with the publicly stated aim.
Democracy has very little to do with it. Elections happen in the UK but policies don't change, it is obvious why.