News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
In the latest Weekly Sceptic, the topics are the demise of London Calling, Oliver Anthony's viral song, the bizarre behaviour of West Yorkshire Police, Charlotte Proudman's latest fail and George Monbiot's re-wolfing plan.
Niall McCrae recounts an unpleasant encounter with the police at a recent protest against a new migrant detention centre. He was told his placard – urging the authorities to focus on Women's Safety' – was 'offensive'.
Why is it that in contemporary Britain, the police will arrest you for expressing orthodox Christian beliefs, but are more than happy to enforce Islamic blasphemy laws?
Suela Braverman has written an article for the Times reminding us that we don't have any blasphemy laws in this country. But West Yorkshire Police still records accidental damage to the Quran as a 'hate incident'.
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