On Legoland and Burkha Bans
The alternative is ongoing decline or an adoption of colourblind authoritarianism which would see us acquiesce to ongoing reductions in freedom in the name of public safety whilst gaining nothing for it.
Free Speech
Jailed for Jokes
There are few things more offensive than arresting and punishing a person for making a joke you don’t like.
What’s Driving This Cancel Culture
Cultivating a culture of courage, a willingness to hear one another’s ideas, can throw a wrench into the whole censorious groupthink machine.
You Leave Your Free Speech at the Boss’s Door
Winston Peter’s heckler voided his free speech rights the moment he put the company lanyard around his neck.
Heckler’s Free Speech Tantrum Doesn’t Excuse His Employment Blunder
The heckler wasn’t just some random punter exercising his rights. He’s a vociferous DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) spokesman for Tonkin + Taylor, a company that prides itself on ‘inclusivity’ and professionalism, especially when dealing with Government clients like KiwiRail.
The Nonsense of This ‘Banter Ban’
Some colleagues and I will be proposing various amendments to the Employment Rights Bill in the Lords in an effort to scrap the ‘banter ban’.
Free Speech Is Essential to Our Human Dignity
Censorship is often less about making the world a safer place for minorities and more about indulging our own capacity for cruelty.
You Can’t Be Offensive in Here! This Is an Offensive Exhibition!
Cartoonist exhibition cancelled because someone might not like it.
The Assault on Substack Takes Shape
The real goal is to shut Substack (as we’ve known it) down – which must mean the truth bombs its correspondents are launching every day are starting to hit too close to key targets.
Trump Speaks Truth to Power
Over the last 15 years, the institutional left has aggressively censored and destroyed their critics. As a result, many people – at least those with something to lose – have gone silent. Then came Trump.
This Is a Warning
Comedy plays a more important role in society: the ability to bring people together. Nothing brings people together like laughter.
What Is a Liberal Democracy?
If we excuse the erosion of these fundamental freedoms, we have learned nothing about history. Empires rise and fall, and so do nation states and their freedoms. They are often hard fought and easily lost.
FSU Defends Teacher Under Investigation for Comment
The Teaching Council has yet to announce whether it will pursue an investigation, but the case has already sparked a broader debate about freedom of expression and professional accountability within the education sector.
Slippery Slopes and When to Be Concerned
Policies that are subjective, undefined and leave room for interpretation or constant expansion deserve greater scrutiny as these are the ones that become slippery slopes.
Our Submission on This Proposed Paper
Family First’s submission on the Law Commission’s consultation around ‘hate crime’.
