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 expression
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
The subject may change, but the principle remains the same in yet another question of freedom
A school chaplain was reported to the government prevent programme, and subsequently made redundant, because of a sermon in which he stated that children did
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
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
If you instigated a culture of unutterable views and cancellation, you can’t argue when your views are verboten and get cancelled
I was watching Politics Live yesterday and saw Rosie Duffield say the following about twitter: It was also unsurprising to see her trending on twitter