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We need to end this PC madness
So Katie Hopkins has been reported to the police for using the words “final solution” in a tweet. Never mind that the tweet was aimed at Philip Schofield. Or that nobody actually asked her to clarify what she meant by … Continue reading
Posted in politics, social media, terrorism
Tagged final solution, free speech, Islamist extremism, Katie Hopkins, Manchester bombing
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The Right to Free Speech does not include the Right to Libel
No, sorry. This is not about free speech. We have libel laws for a reason – to protect people from having their lives and reputations ruined by malicious lies. To paraphrase that so-overused quote about Voltaire’s beliefs, I may not … Continue reading
Posted in politics, social media
Tagged free speech, Jack Monroe, Katie Hopkins, libel laws
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