Tommy Robinson in 2020 was banned from attending all football matches for four years after he was filmed punching another fan outside an England match in Portugal. Bedfordshire Police had applied for a banning order after the violent incident prior to the Nations League match in June 2019. A court has granted the order banning… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 17
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Free Speech Part 9
The Education Secretary is set to threaten universities with fines or even deregistration if they ‘stifle’ freedom of speech. Gavin Williamson will outline his ‘free speech campaign’ in an effort to strengthen laws that protect free expression. He will appoint a new ‘free speech champion’ that has the power to fine universities or student unions… Continue reading Free Speech Part 9
Free Speech Part 8
In June last year, amid a wave of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down by Woke protesters and thrown in Bristol harbour. It was later retrieved, and four people will face trial for alleged criminal… Continue reading Free Speech Part 8
Free Speech Part 7
UK Ministers have been reportedly angered by projects such as the National Trust’s Colonial Countryside Scheme, a children’s education project looking at how some historic properties are connected to empire and slavery. However, there is as yet little evidence of a mass move to remove statues or monuments. But it will come if something isn’t… Continue reading Free Speech Part 7
Free Speech Part 6
Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, is to lead a roundtable discussion with two dozen heritage and culture bodies, including the National Trust, Historic England, the British Museum and other museums and galleries to discuss the Woke issue. Dowden has sent the institutions a letter saying countries should not “run from or airbrush the history upon… Continue reading Free Speech Part 6
Free Speech Part 5
The government is to appoint a “free-speech champion” and warn heritage bodies against taking significant steps in re-evaluating British history, as part of an intensification of its culture war agenda. In a sign that ministers believe that a battle against ‘Woke’ Culture plays well with voters, the Department for Education will appoint a “free-speech champion”… Continue reading Free Speech Part 5
Free Speech Part 4
Under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, “everyone has the right to freedom of expression” in the UK. But the law states that this freedom “may be subject to formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society”. The Scottish government believes a new law… Continue reading Free Speech Part 4
Tommy Robinson Part 16
The Syrian refugee, Jamal Hijazi is bringing a libel claim against Tommy Robinson, who is relying on a defence of truth. But the judge accepted amendments to Robinson’s existing defence of truth, where the 37-year-old added further details to allegations of violence by Jamal as well as three new incidents, which will be tested at… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 16
Tommy Robinson Part 15
Tommy Robinson’s contested claims that a Syrian refugee filmed being attacked in a school playground was violent towards girls were not in the public interest, the High Court ruled today.A video showing Jamal Hijazi, then 16, being pushed to the ground and threatened with drowning at Almondbury School in Huddersfield provoked outrage after it was… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 15
Tommy Robinson Part 14
If you check out Google, you’ll find it a Mission Impossible to find anything Positive about Tommy Robinson. It’s the anti- Islam this or the Far Right that! So what does so much of the population of the UK totally and emphatically Agree with the man? https://vk.com/video503532632_456240421