Source: NE Iowa News
“The arrest of an Emmy award-winning comedy writer for allegedly insulting transgender people online has reignited a UK row over freedom of speech, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday urging police to ‘focus on the most serious issues.’ Irish writer Graham Linehan, who co-created the popular 1990s sitcom ‘Father Ted,’ says he was arrested by five armed officers at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday over social media posts. London’s Metropolitan Police said a man was arrested after arriving on a flight from the United States on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to posts on X. … [Lineham] is due to appear in court in London on Thursday in another case, in which he is charged with harassment and criminal damage against a transgender person.” (09/03/25)