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Call for Evidence - Freedom of Expression

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ArabellaScott · 05/01/2021 21:59

  • deadlne extended to 31st of January.

Thought some here might like to respond, given that feminists are finding themselves at the cliff face of this issue lately.

committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/307/freedom-of-expression/

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OhHolyJesus · 06/01/2021 10:20

The House of Lords also have a consultation out due on 15th.

committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/312/freedom-of-expression-online/

They are different but overlap so maybe not to hard to work from existing material IYSWIM.

ArabellaScott · 06/01/2021 10:12

Great stuff, highame. There's so much involved in this.

Faircop's history/work might also be useful - anyone who has been contacted by the police due to things they've said/written. Anyone who has lost work due to things they've said. Kathleen Stock's recent list on Twitter of academics who've faced problems, too.

In Scotland there's been a fair bit of discussion on freedom of speech - there's hte 'Free to Disagree' campaign, I think that's a church backed group.

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Imnobody4 · 06/01/2021 09:22

I'm going to get down to write it next week. Am gathering evidence at the moment. Ofcom seems to have provided valuable evidence in the last few weeks. Also Kate's acquittal, the campaign's to get people sacked or removed from Twitter, the hounding of WPUK meetings and Posie's Speakers Corner not being considered a 'political protest'.