News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Forget hate speech laws, says Dr David McGrogan. Speech in the workplace is already micromanaged in intolerable ways by employment law – and it's getting worse.
Stonewall has been accused of "harassing" the female boss of Britain’s equalities watchdog with "vexatious complaints" to the UN over her stance on trans issues by a coalition of gender-critical groups.
Changes to the Equality Act supported by the Government mean that owners will have to start policing customers' banter to avoid liability for offence caused to staff. This is the opposite of a 'war on woke'.
A Private Members Bill being backed by the Government will make employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties. Is this the end of pub banter?
Men sexually harass women merely by sitting in the same room as them, the police officer in charge of tackling violence against women and girls has said. When will police go back to catching actual criminals?
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