Free Speech
‘Banter Ban’ for UK Pubs
The measure I’m most concerned about is clause 18, which will amend the Equality Act to force employers to “take all reasonable steps” to insulate their staff from “harassment” by “third parties”.
Trump Compares Starmer’s Britain to Communist China
If governments can compel tech companies to break encryption, digital privacy risks becoming a privilege reserved for the ideologically compliant – not an inalienable right.
Comment of the Week
Politicians aren’t doing their jobs properly and will keep doing so as long as we keep letting them off the hook.
‘Hate Speech’ Bans Become a Weapon of the Powerful
Germany’s prosecutions of meme-posters provide a chilling example of what happens when governments dictate what counts as ‘hate.’
The Right Not to Vote
Voting should be a right afforded to all adult citizens, but it should never be an obligation.
Labour’s Demand to Spy on Apple Users
This undermines the security and privacy of us all.
Comment of the Week
Talk about rubbing cultural preference salt into the wound. Is this what you mean Mr Penk?
How Afraid Should We Be? Very
The whole rotten structure needs to be dismantled. We deserve the right to free expression, whether or not it causes offence.
Comment of the Week
Apparently, this is the forward to Ardern’s upcoming book, penned by the woman herself.
Resisting Musk’s Social Credit System 𝕏
I refuse to wear that digital face mask, Mr Musk. Impose your social distancing to flatten that AI curve, I’ll simply publish and consume content elsewhere. We must resist the robots.
Some Well-Deserved New Year Honours
There are too many to name, but you’ll have a good idea of who they are. They expand everyone’s space, sense of determination and resolve.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
The Misinformation Bill Is Gone for Now
The Australian government will most probably go back to the drawing board and hope to revive the bill in the new year.
New Laws in Ireland Came Into Force on December 31st
The legislation faced opposition from Sinn Féin and others. It was ultimately passed with 78 votes in favour and 52 against.