Tories declare war on the Daily Mail
Really surprised at the speech the Home Secretary saying they will crack down on the likes of the Daily Mail:
See: http://ift.tt/1pnlPnt
So never mind due process, never mind about actually committing a crime, never mind freedom of expression, if the government doesn't like what you say even when it isn't an offence to say the things you are saying they will be able to isolate you and punish you.
Whilst I have no sympathy for the Daily Mail I do not want to see such draconian and authoritarian policies implemented even if it did result in closing down that spreader of poisonous hatred. At least some Tories have the courage to express extreme dislike for the proposals - just hope they don't express such a dislike too extremely!
Obviously any such legislation would fail any kind of constitutional test - whether at a UK level or EU level as it is nothing more than a restriction on our right to freedom of expression. UK and EU courts will make short work of her stupid proposed legislation if it ever got passed - I strongly suspect it would never be passed by both Houses. If by some terrifying manner it was passed it would be so watered down and bastardised that it would be just yet more junk legislation, doing no one but lawyers any good.
Really surprised at the speech the Home Secretary saying they will crack down on the likes of the Daily Mail:
"I want to see new civil powers to target extremists who stay within the law but still spread poisonous hatred. So both policies ‚ banning orders and extremism disruption orders ‚ will be in the next Conservative manifesto,”
See: http://ift.tt/1pnlPnt
So never mind due process, never mind about actually committing a crime, never mind freedom of expression, if the government doesn't like what you say even when it isn't an offence to say the things you are saying they will be able to isolate you and punish you.
Whilst I have no sympathy for the Daily Mail I do not want to see such draconian and authoritarian policies implemented even if it did result in closing down that spreader of poisonous hatred. At least some Tories have the courage to express extreme dislike for the proposals - just hope they don't express such a dislike too extremely!
Obviously any such legislation would fail any kind of constitutional test - whether at a UK level or EU level as it is nothing more than a restriction on our right to freedom of expression. UK and EU courts will make short work of her stupid proposed legislation if it ever got passed - I strongly suspect it would never be passed by both Houses. If by some terrifying manner it was passed it would be so watered down and bastardised that it would be just yet more junk legislation, doing no one but lawyers any good.
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