News Round-Up
28 April 2025
by Toby Young
Here Comes the Politics of Kindness
28 April 2025
by Will Jones
Is the Labour Government's war on free speech about to extend to criminalising 'Islamophobia'? Andrew Doyle says the last thing we need is two-tier blasphemy laws, whereby it's fine to criticise Christians but not Muslims.
The Free Speech Union and Fair Cop have threatened the Home Secretary with legal action over her calls to ramp up the recording of 'non-crime hate incidents'.
British ex-Muslims have to be very careful when criticising Islam for fear of violent reprisals. If Sir Keir Starmer criminalises 'Islamophobia' they could be at risk of prosecution, too, says Dr. Benjamin Jones.
A Muslim entrepreneur has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to Reform U.K., saying migrants who came to Britain legally are dismayed that “we have lost control of our borders”.
Did German authorities make Mannheim knife attack victim Michael Stürzenberger a target for his radical Muslim assailant by dubbing him an "enemy of Islam"? Robert Kogon investigates.
Lee Anderson has announced he is defecting from the Conservative party, from which he is currently suspended, to Reform U.K.
The Free Speech Union has published an essay by Tim Dieppe, head of public policy at Christian Concern, warning against any attempt to prohibit 'Islamophobia'. As he points out, the APPG's definition is particularly poor.
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