Categories for Free Speech
Masha Gessen is Right that we Cannot Learn From the Holocaust if we’re Forbidden to Compare it With Anything Else, but Blinkered in What she Compares it to
Some on the Left like to compare Israel's treatment of Gaza to 1930s Germany. But where were such comparisons when the unvaccinated were barred from society so they didn't 'spread disease', asks Andrew Barr.
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The World Desperately Needs Heroes Who Will Speak Truth Whatever the Cost
Mike Fairclough paid a terrible price for being the lone UK headteacher to speak out against lockdowns, masks and vaccinating kids. But the world needs heroes who will stand up to the powerful whatever the cost.
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Jimmy Lai’s Trial Marks the Death of Freedom in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai, the 76-year-old British and Hong Kong citizen and founder of the Daily Apple, is on trial for "colluding with foreign forces", in a show of power from Beijing that marks the death of freedom in the territory.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council Bans ‘Misgendering’ in ‘Free Speech’ Guidance
The nursing and midwifery council has banned 'misgendering' in its first 'free speech' guidance for practitioners. While broadly backing free speech on political issues, it draws a line at anything said to individuals.
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Germany Bans its ‘GB News’ in Clampdown on Political Dissent
The German regulator has banned the country's 'GB News': dissenting conservative station AUF1, famed for its lockdown and vaccine mandate scepticism, has been taken off air after it was branded "hate" and "fake news".
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As the U.K.’s Only Headteacher to Question Vaccinating and Masking Children I Was Investigated by Counter-Terrorism Agencies
Once the golden boy of UK primary education, Mike Fairclough was the only headteacher to question the vaccinating and masking of children – and found himself being investigated by counter-terrorism agencies.
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The Imagined “Government Assault on Academic Freedom”
There has never been a class of people who are freer to express their opinions than Left-leaning academics in 2023. So why do they think the Government is trying to censor them, asks Dr David McGrogan.
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The Left Has Forgotten it Used to Rage Against the Machine
It is tiring to be accused of being 'far-Right' by people doing the bidding of the corporations and investors who recently made a killing on Covid, says Dr David Bell. What happened to the Left's rage against the machine?
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The Coming Tyranny of ‘Smart’ Technology is Worse Than You Think – But There is Hope
The rise of 'smart' technology that responds, not to the user but to external commands poses a serious threat to freedom, says Dr R P. However, since all technology is 'hackable', there is hope.
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The Energy Bill 2023 and the Fusion of Technology and Law
The new Energy Bill "gives sweeping executive authority to Government ministers", says Dr David McGrogan. "As law-making, it is a travesty. As policy, it is inexcusable." But by merging law and technology it is the future.
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