Re: Canaries
"Just shift all your traffic to an offshore VPN and be done with it."
And how long do you think that will be an option?
There will still be VPN access in the UK, but only to *authorised* VPNs run by household names (BT and friends).
All other VPNs will be blocked at ISP/wholesale level (who cares whether it's practical or not), as they are useful accessories to terrorist/paedophile/unBritish activity.
Bring back the Stasi. They were probably less dangerous.