Categories for Free Speech
Orwell’s 1984 Now Comes With a ‘Trigger Warning’
In what the American novelist and critic Walter Kirn calls "the most 1984-ish thing I've ever f****** read”, a new, Orwell estate-approved edition of 1984 comes with a 'trigger warning'.
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Hermer and Starmer Masquerade as Human Rights Laywers. But in Reality They’re Merciless Authoritarians
Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, didn't just sign off on the prosecution of Lucy Connolly, says Laurie Wastell. He also consented to the prosecution of Jamie Michael and Mark Heath, both of whom were acquitted.
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US to Deny Visas to Foreign Officials Who Try to Censor US Social Media Platforms
Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, has said that not only will he deny visas to officials of foreign states engaged in censorship of American social media platforms, but to their "immediate family members" as well.
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Starmer Dragged Into Free Speech Union’s Koran-Burning Court Case
Hamit Coskun, a Turkish asylum-seeker, is being prosecuted for burning a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish Consulate. But 24 years ago, Keir Starmer acted for a woman prosecuted for desecrating a US flag – and won!
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US State Department ‘Monitoring’ Lucy Connolly Case
The US State Department is now 'monitoring' the Lucy Connolly case, explaining that it's concerned about human rights abuses in the UK. Has it really come to this? We're rapidly becoming the North Korea of the North Sea.
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Plebeians Can No Longer Rant About Bloody Murder
People can no longer rant about bloody murder, says James Alexander. The judges condemned Lucy Connolly as if she were Boadicea, but she was just a Shakespearian plebeian voicing the sentiments of anyone shocked by murder.
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The Sheer, Bug-Eyed Insanity of Labour’s ‘Banter Ban’
Amidst all the problems facing the hospitality sector, Labour wants to add to them by forcing them to impose a ‘banter ban’. We need to stop this madness before even more pubs are forced to close.
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The Case For Reducing Lucy Connolly’s 31-Month Sentence (For a Tweet)
Lucy Connolly has spent more than 280 days in prison for an intemperate tweet about the Southport murders which she deleted in less than four hours. Laurie Wastell sets out the case for setting her free.
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Free Speech Union Helping 71 Year-Old ‘Thought Criminal’ Arrested by Kent Police and Held in Cell For Eight Hours
The Free Speech Union is helping a 71 year-old ex-Special Constable to sue Kent Police after he was arrested and held in a cell for eight hours over a ‘thought crime’ tweet.
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Teenage Girl Banned by the Football Association For Asking Transgender Opponent “Are You a Man?” Wins Appeal With Help of Free Speech Union
The teenage girl given a six-match ban by the FA for asking a bearded opponent whether he was a man has had the sanction overturned with the help of the Free Speech Union.
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