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Yes, the general rules are similar, except your 1500 ft rule is replaced with a 1000 ft rule.

1000 ft rule
An aircraft must maintain an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons.

However, I couldn't find if gliders are lumped in with powered aircraft like over there.

I found an 84 page pfd, labeled "THE BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION, BRONZE CERTIFICATE CONFUSER", multiple choice, with the correct answers bolded. This confirms your assessment of gliders being subject to aircraft rules.

NAVIGATION Section
QUESTION 6. In a glider, which of the following defines visual flight rules
below 3000 feet?

A. 1000 feet vertically and 5 nautical miles horizontally from cloud and in sight of the ground.

B. 1500 feet vertically and 1000 feet horizontally from cloud and in sight of the ground.

C. 1000 feet vertically and 1500 feet horizontally from cloud and in
sight of the ground.

D. Clear of cloud, and in sight of the surface, in a flight visibility of 1500 metres when airspeed is 140 kts or less.

And in the AIR LAW AND BGA OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS Section

QUESTION 6. What are the VMC rules when flying in class D airspace
below 3000ft AMSL at 140 kts or less?

with the exact same four answers.

But back to the point... great video.