This has nothing to do with immigration and everything to do with the UK being a addicted to surveillance. They have a long history of spying on their own citizens.
The country hasn't produced anything of real value in decades - its economy is entirely held together by selling money laundering services to the rich - which brings in an enormous amount of money in percentage fees, but is only available to a few people. Since the money involved is so large, this crowds out actual production.
