Category: Free Speech

Jan 2022. Free Speech Nation 7

“Mr. Bean” actor Rowan Atkinson compared cancel culture to a “medieval mob looking for someone to burn.” Indeed. No one is immune to woke politics. It doesn’t matter how long ago a person made their irredeemably “offensive” comments, or how passionate their apologies are — the social media mob takes no prisoners.  https://vk.com/video677203037_456239386

Free Speech Part 19

The Government has vowed to tackle extremism ‘in all its forms’. But who are ‘extremists’? Terrorists? Of course. But what about political activists? Religious groups? Anti-religious groups? Trade unionists? Environmental campaigners? Are these people extremists too? The Government must tackle terrorism and criminal behaviour. But defining extremism too widely risks harming free speech. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239335

Nov 2021. The Media on Terror Attacks

Globalization allows people from all over the world to access news via radio, television and the Internet. At the same time, thanks to the progress in communication technologies, radical groups and terrorist organizations are spreading across borders. They have members and sympathizers present in many countries who they want to inspire and also “enemies” they want… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Media on Terror Attacks

Nov 2021. Andrew Doyle and Free Speech Nation 2

In 2019, Harry Miller, an entrepreneur and former constable, was contacted out of the blue by Humberside Police. He was told that he was being investigated because the police had been contacted by a third party who was offended by a poem that he had retweeted. The complainant, described as a ‘victim’ by the investigating… Continue reading Nov 2021. Andrew Doyle and Free Speech Nation 2