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Good

March 9, 2024 Longrider 6

But also not so good. Author JK Rowling will not face any police action after a complaint that she ‘misgendered’ trans broadcaster India Willoughby was thrown out. Ms Willoughby, […]

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Punished

February 24, 2024 Longrider 17

For telling the truth. Lee Anderson has been stripped of the Conservative whip after refusing to apologise for remarks about Sadiq Khan on GB News that the […]

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Correct

November 10, 2023 Longrider 3

Someone gets it. Meanwhile, I turn to the gathering storm over this weekend’s planned demonstrations. The fallout from the horrific Hamas attacks has produced some […]

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We Must Destroy Freedom

March 25, 2023 Longrider 7

We must be free of people saying naughty things. The Brazilian three-times Formula One champion Nelson Piquet must pay 5m reals (£780k) in moral damages […]

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Oops!

October 5, 2022 Longrider 16

Freedom of speech and consequences, I guess. A nurse who sparked fury by saying live on national television: ‘If you voted Conservative you don’t deserve […]

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Rushdie Hospital

August 12, 2022 Longrider 24

So it looks as if the Satanic Verses finally caught up with the author. I remember when the original furore blew up. Wondering what it […]

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Going After Rogan

February 6, 2022 Longrider 7

They really are going for it now. The US podcast host Joe Rogan has issued an apology over his past use of racist language on […]

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A Mixed Result

August 28, 2021 Longrider 10

Jon Holbrook has been cleared by the Bar council for his comments regarding a teenager who won an out of court settlement. A senior barrister […]