The leak of the Police Scotland training materials telling officers they should target actors and comedians for 'hate speech' has intensified concerns that the new draconian legislation will kill comedy.
The post ‘Hate Speech’ Laws Are Killing Comedy appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Journalists against free speech? "Excessive free speech" threatens democracy, according to the public affairs columnist at Canada's top newspaper, the Globe and Mail. Rigid regulation of speech is what's required.
The post “Excessive Free Speech” Threatens Democracy, Says Journalist at Top Canadian Newspaper appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Ian Rons argues that the 'stirring up hatred' offence Sam Melia was found guilty of should be repealed and we should revert to the Common Law 'breach of the peace' standard.
The post Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But Words Will Never Hurt Me – Why Jailing Sam Melia Was Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Scottish Enlightenment will die on April 1st 2024, 327 years after the incident that provoked it, when Thomas Aikenhead became the last Brit to be hanged for blasphemy, says C.J. Strachan.
The post R.I.P. The Scottish Enlightenment 1697-2024 appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
J.K. Rowling has vowed to continue "calling a man a man" in defiance of controversial new SNP hate crime laws, which she branded "ludicrous".
The post J.K. Rowling Vows to Continue “Calling a Man a Man” in Defiance of “Ludicrous” New Hate Crime Laws appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new Online Harms Act will allow judges to give life sentences to those who commit speech crimes on social media, as critics slam it as "Orwellian" and an "overreach".
The post Trudeau Backs Imprisoning People for Life Over Speech Crimes appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Lee Anderson's defection to Reform U.K., the 'Henley Plot' to bring back Boris and the Daily Sceptic's latest Twitter pile-on.
This Valentine's Day, spare a thought for those who fall in love with inanimate objects like the Eiffel Tower. And don't you dare laugh – if activists have their way, mocking their 'orientation' will be banned.
The post Should it Really Be Illegal to Mock People Who Fall in Love With Inanimate Objects? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are the world creeping ever closer to all-out war, whether Trump should really have to pay $83m to E.J. Carrol and if it's possible to find love across the political divide.
