So the wonderfully charming Nick Griffin makes an appearance on the BBC’s Question Time and lo and behold the audience grill him like a kipper for breakfast. Poor diddums. Griffin’s complaints about a rigged audience and his particularly poor reception strike me as being as feeble as a one legged horse in the Grand National. The BNP has [...]
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Thou shalt speak freely unless thou disagreeth with me
Posted in Civil Liberties, Freedom of Speech, UK politics on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Heartening, the resolve of the many and the power of the few
Posted in China, Civil Liberties, democracy, Economy, Events, Free Market, Freedom of Speech, Government, Human Rights, Political, rant, UK politics, tagged Beijing Olympics on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I wanted to write a post about the protests that have taken place around the world as the olympic torch has been carried from nation to nation in a badly judged public relations exercise by the Chinese Administration. When I got plane to return to the UK I saw the scenes that greeted the Olympic [...]
Oxford debate disrupted by violence
Posted in Civil Liberties, Events, Freedom of Speech, History, Libertarianism, Society on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The controversial debate which saw the Oxford union invite Nick Griffin and David Irving to speak about freedom of speech was disrupted by anti-fascist groups in scenes of disorder and some violence. I feel like I am repeating myself here but freedom of speech is a democratic value and yes it is tough when you [...]
