Source: spiked
by Tom Slater
“If we are going to fight for freedom of speech, we desperately need to be consistent. The critics have a point when they cry ‘hypocrisy’ at some right-wingers, even if their own approach to free speech is also unashamedly selective. Certainly, the principles of some self-dubbed free-speech warriors can suddenly evaporate when faced with views or statements that they find distasteful – whether that’s trag-rap trio Kneecap wailing ‘Ooh, ah, Hezbollah’ or the ‘paraglider girls’ marching through London with stickers on their backs lionising the airborne butchers of Hamas. So let’s abolish the speech laws. Not because we sympathise with any particular case, but because we recognise that free speech is an indivisible liberty that should not be denied to anyone, no matter how odious their views.” (05/21/25)
https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/05/21/abolish-the-speech-laws/