The leader of Brighton Council appears to have too much time on her hands, as she has reported Spectator Editor Michael Gove and columnist Rod Liddle to the police after Liddle joked about nuking Brighton.
As defenders of free speech we resent Britain's draconian hate speech laws. But until they're repealed they should be applied impartially – and that means prosecuting antisemitic rappers too, says Laura Perrins.
If Lucy Connolly was jailed for stirring up racial hatred, the same must go for BBC Director General Tim Davie, says Nick Rendell. Davie personally took the decision to broadcast Bob Vylan's antisemitic chant to millions.
Police have announced a criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap's Glastonbury performances as the Trump administration kills the punk duo's American tour by revoking their visa over antisemitic death chants.
If you pride yourself on being an anti-racist, as many people at Glastonbury do, why would you join in a chant of “Death, death to the IDF”? Maybe you're not the saintly do-gooder you think you are, says Dave Rich.
Glastonbury has finally said sorry after punk rap duo Bob Vylan shouted "death to the IDF" live on the BBC – triggering a storm over antisemitism, a police probe and total silence from the broadcaster.
Of course Kneecap should play Glastonbury, says Laura Perrins. Yes, they're morons. But morons deserve free speech too. One member may be on trial, but only for a summary offence. As long as we don't have to listen.
Glastonbury festival organisers have been urged to cancel a performance by Hamas-supporting Northern Irish rap group Kneecap over a rant in which they urged fans to kill their local MP.
The panic at Glastonbury over illegal entrants and "over-crowding" exposes the middle-class Left's hypocrisy on immigration, says Michael Deacon. It seems when it comes to a music festival, borders matter.
This year's Glastonbury festival is one of the wokest ever, as Gen Zers shun the usual warm-up DJ sets and bands and bands for debate panels featuring Leftie speakers, a string of MPs and Just Stop Oil.
