News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Police Scotland "can’t cope" with the deluge of hate crime reports made under the SNP's new law, while officers are confused about who should be charged because of inadequate training, frontline officers have warned.
J.K. Rowling has been reported to the police by India Willoughby over accusations the author allegedly "misgendered" the broadcaster, with Willoughby claiming the writer broke the law.
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.
Children in the UK are reportedly facing confusion and potential consequences for 'accidentally misgendering' others as a result of frequent gender identity questioning by their teachers.
J.K. Rowling has said she would happily do a spell in jail if a future Labour Government makes it a hate crime to deliberately call someone by the 'wrong' (i.e., biologically correct) pronouns.
U.K. schools are opting for gender-neutral uniform options, replacing traditional 'boys' and 'girls' uniforms with 'Uniform A' and 'Uniform B'.
NHS 999 operators have started asking callers for their preferred pronouns in an effort to be 'more inclusive'. Critics are calling the move 'ludicrous' and unrealistic during emergencies.
An Oxford College has issued a "trans inclusion statement" threatening students with expulsion if they "misgender" their trans peers. Sounds like a case for the Free Speech Union!
A Christian teacher has been banned from the profession for 'misgendering' a pupil in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the U.K.
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