News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
The Prime Minister has sacked Suella Braverman and is the verge of bringing back David Cameron. Will it shore up his crumbling authority after his show of weakness over the pro-Palestinian protest on Armistice Day?
Rishi Sunak is pushing for tighter protest laws after the recent unrest in London, with proposed measures including easier march bans and regulations against activities like trampling on statues during protests.
Echoing Suella Braverman's concerns, a Metropolitan Police Officer confirms the double standards in protest policing, citing leniency towards pro-Palestinian demonstrations in contrast to a tougher approach elsewhere.
Rishi Sunak today told police he expects them to tackle extremism "head-on" amid a furious row with Met Chief Mark Rowley, who defended allowing chants of "jihad" saying it "has a number of meanings".
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are the mainstream media's attempt to shut down GB News, Nigel Farage starring at the Conservative party conference and Matt Hancock getting beasted on TV.
Home Secretary slams virtue signalling belief police: Focus on catching criminals, not silencing debates.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Donald Trump's forthcoming arrest, the British police's preference for wokery over free speech and the glorious implosion of the SNP.
On Monday, the Home Secretary issued a new Code of Practice on 'non-crime hate incidents' in what amounts to a huge victory for free speech.
When will the Left learn that not everyone who disagrees with them is a Nazi? Calling your opponents ‘fascists’ is not just crass, it’s stupendously lazy and boring.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast, the talking points are Matt Hancock being forced to eat kangaroo scrotum, whether England is being 'invaded' and the hateful antics of hard Left campaign group Stop Funding Hate.
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