4 d. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: If Labour's 'banter ban' goes ahead, JD Vance will be right about free speech in Britain

The British pub was once a place where people could speak frankly about any subject under the sun, from the idiocies of the government of the day to the defects of...

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5 d. ago Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

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5 d. ago Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal

‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’

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2 w. ago DANIEL HANNAN: Trump is a detestable man in my eyes, but that doesn't stop him having a point about the demise of free speech in Britain

Brits hate being pushed around by foreigners. At the same time, though, most of us know that the US administration has a point about the loss of freedom of expression in this country.

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch warns free speech is at risk in Britain as the Tory leader backs the US in row over silent protests outside abortion clinics

The Tory leader said Britain 'should not be persecuting people for expressing themselves' over abortion rights.

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2 w. ago Britain's tariff deal under threat as US intervenes in free speech row: State department 'monitors' case of pro

Pro-life campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt was on trial at Poole Magistrates' Court last month accused of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order in March 2023 with the verdict set for Friday.

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3 w. ago MATT GOODWIN: Just as an academic hounded out of her job wins victory for free speech, I fear Labour is planning to WRECK a new law that would protect heroes like her

Let's not kid ourselves - we've just seen a significant victory in the fight to ensure that free speech survives in Britain's universities.

Society

3 w. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Why Miliband's despicable choice says EVERYTHING about the Left

Ed Miliband has set himself up as the champion of net zero. But is he still after Labour whipped MPs to allow the import of Chinese solar panels allegedly made with slave labour?

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