I have spoken about the reporting by police of non-crime hate incidents before. Notably, in this post regarding South Yorkshire Police amongst others. In the
freedom of belief
Adding laws to protect free speech is more likely to damage it
I was reading this article in The Times (paywall) by Danny Finkelstein. In it, he addresses the government’s plans to introduce a law to protect
As if on cue, a former judge questions the wisdom of aligning hate speech laws to the views of particular campaign groups
Stories, or types of story, tend to come in little flurries. I have written a lot on this blog about free speech and the rights
We don’t need to be street preachers, or like their message, to be disturbed by this
I was looking on twitter the other day (as you do) and I came across the following post from the leader of the Reform UK
Not everything is about freedom of expression
The Times (paywall) reported yesterday that a teacher in Batley has been suspended for showing an apparently offensive cartoon of Muhammad. It bears saying that
Tolerance is old hat. It’s affirmation or nothing now
Janet Daby – the shadow faith minister – has been forced to resign after arguing that a conscience clause should be permitted for registrars who