It's not Branson's fault, but they didn't need to do it first. Probably because of their record industry roots, they want to stay onside.
I can't believe those naive High-Court fucks thought they could play hardball on this. Meddling with things they just don't understand.
This is the UK, not fucking China.
Any proxy (hidemyass.com) will also allow you to get on there, but as Jaz said:
https://tpb.pirateparty.org.uk/ is best.