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26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Ian Rons argues that the 'stirring up hatred' offence Sam Melia was found guilty of should be repealed and we should revert to the Common Law 'breach of the peace' standard.
David Hansard staunchly defends the imprisonment of far-Right figure Sam Melia, dismantling arguments for his actions as free speech and emphasising the legal divide between expressing belief and inciting hatred.
In the latest episode of the Weekly Sceptic, the talking points are George Galloway's shock by-election victory, Rishi Sunak's 'healing' speech outside No 10 and Sam Melia's two-year sentence for... 'far Right' stickers.
The PM has made a speech outside Downing Street warning that "extremist forces" on the Left and the Right are "trying to tear us apart". In spite of his stab at 'both side-ism', he clearly has Islamic extremists in mind.
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