Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech 1 - Censorship 0

Laila Escartín-Sorjonen | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK
Laila Escartín-Sorjonen

The internet is a limitless field to state opinions and views on anything and everything under the sun. Such freedom the individual enjoys! And what a succulent possibility to have one's voice published.

Index No Evil

John Giacobbi | Posted 28.01.2012 | UK
John Giacobbi

When an S&M-loving plaintiff goes-up against a defendant whose motto is "Do No Evil", an interesting moral conundrum arises - especially when, in this...

Tabloid Journalism: The Press We Demand

Mark Fletcher-Brown | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK
Mark Fletcher-Brown

The tabloid diet sells. The UK loves stories involving celebrities, sex, drugs and rock and roll. We love to see people in high places fall from grace. And we love to watch nobodies live the dream - provided we can watch their fall in full Technicolor afterwards.

Freedom of Speech versus Hate Speech: Who is Facebook Protecting?

Suswati Basu | Posted 11.12.2011 | UK Tech
Suswati Basu

It is hard to define whose freedom the government and large-scale enterprises seek to defend, but following recent Facebook events; it seems that sexi...

Wikipedia Shut Italian Site In Protest Over Privacy Law

Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.12.2011 | UK

Wikipedia has disabled its Italian website in protest against a draft law that would force online publications to issue corrections to articles within...

The Stand-off at Aldgate Tube Station was the Result of Discrimination, but not From the EDL

James Howell | Posted 06.11.2011 | UK Politics
James Howell

The trouble in the east end of London at the weekend is evidence of English Defence League's intolerance but also the intolerance of the UAF and their unwilling to hold a political discourse with members of the far-right.

Curtailing the Social Network Threat - David Cameron and the Self Preservation "Big Society"

Ian Richardson | Posted 14.10.2011 | UK Politics
Ian Richardson

Social media didn't create this problem but it is giving voice to a politically alienated generation of citizens who have had enough and are demanding change.

E-Petition Shows Mob Rule Is Back In Fashion

Caroline Mortimer | Posted 12.10.2011 | UK Politics
Caroline Mortimer

This e-petition website is a good idea for freedom of speech I suppose. However it would be nice if people starting employing the responsibility of thinking before speaking.

Freedom of Speech and the Failures of the Rule of Law in the UK

John Hemming | Posted 17.09.2011 | UK
John Hemming

Although the media have been more focused on matters such as the private lives of Fred Goodwin and Ryan Giggs, I have been more concerned about the use of court orders to undermine the rule of law.

The British Debate on Internet Access Disconnection

Dominique Lazanski | Posted 06.09.2011 | UK
Dominique Lazanski

Ronald Reagan once said that, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." Let's hope that our government is wise enough to keep their hands off of Internet access and let individuals, organisations, and the justice system decide these issues.

As the EDL Marches in Towns This Summer, the Last Thing we Should be Debating is how Much it Costs

Patrick Hayes | Posted 10.09.2011 | UK Politics
Patrick Hayes

Demonstrations should be used to try to engage in a political argument, not to try to force cash-strapped councils to abolish policies because of the costs they'll face otherwise.

The Failures of The Rule of Law In The UK

John Hemming | Posted 03.09.2011 | UK Politics
John Hemming

I sometimes describe the UK constitution as being similar to the game rock, paper, scissors. There are three main parts to the constitution; parliament, the government and the courts. However, unlike rock, paper, scissors parliament controls both government and the courts and the courts also control the government.