Categories for Free Speech
30 Left-Wing MPs Call on Ofcom to Censor X Under the Online Safety Act. Of Course They Do
Thirty Left-wing MPs have written to Ofcom to press it to censor X under the Online Safety Act. The evidence of 'hate' on the platform is threadbare, but it's obvious why they want to clip its wings, says Laurie Wastell.
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They Said it Was to Protect Kids. Now Your Passport’s on the Dark Web – and Your NHS Record is Next
They told us the Online Safety Act was to protect children. Now, after several security breaches, your passport's on the dark web and your NHS record is next. And it's all leading straight to digital ID, says Simon Panter.
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How I Found Myself in the Middle of ‘Anti-Fascist’ Violence at UC Berkeley
Andrew Doyle was warned there would be trouble when he appeared at UC Berkeley for what was intended to be the final stop on Charlie Kirk's tour. Sure enough, he soon found himself in the middle of 'anti-fascist' violence.
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Joey Barton has Been Found Guilty of Breaching Woke Neo-Blasphemy Laws
Joey Barton has been found guilty of 'malicious communications' offences. But on closer inspection, what he's really been convicted of is breaching woke neo-blasphemy laws, says Steven Tucker.
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German Police Raid a Libertarian’s Home for the Crime of Calling Civil Servants “Parasites”
German police have raided a libertarian's home for the crime of calling civil servants "parasites" before advising him to "think carefully about what you post in future, because you are now under observation".
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Criticism of Islam is a Protected Belief, Judge Rules
In a landmark Employment Tribunal ruling, a judge has found that being critical of Islam is a protected belief under the Equality Act. This renders the Government's efforts to ban 'Islamophobia' largely pointless.
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Worries About Net Zero, Mass Immigration and Covid Vaccines Targeted as “Conspiracy Theories” in National Curriculum Review
Worries about Net Zero, mass immigration and Covid vaccines are being targeted as "conspiracy theories" in Labour's National Curriculum review. But the commissioners have some weird ideas of their own, says Steven Tucker.
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The Southport Inquiry’s Sinister Censorship Agenda
The Southport Inquiry summoned X this week to lecture it on the wonders of the Online Safety Act. It shows a sinister willingness to use the worst kind of tragedy to advance a censorship agenda, says David Shipley.
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The Ban on Ricky Gervais’s Billboard Saying “Welcome to London, Don’t Forget Your Stab Vest” Shows We Are No Longer Free
The ban on Ricky Gervais's billboard saying "Welcome to London, don’t forget your stab vest" shows we are no longer free, says Lee Taylor. It turns out you can be stabbed on your commute but not joke about it.
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The National Police Chiefs’ Council Should Abandon its Efforts to Salvage Non-Crime
The Metropolitan Police may be ditching Non-Crime Hate Incidents but the National Police Chiefs' Council didn't get the memo. It's released a report trying to salvage non-crime, but it shouldn't bother, says Paul Birch.
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