Tag Archives: free speech
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James Damore, Google, and the slow death of free speech
5August 24, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Here is a fact about the gender gap in A-levels. Boys were 90% of Computing, 79% of Physics and 73% …
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Government response to Jihadi John another example of how ‘hard cases make bad law’
Leave a commentMarch 3, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Often, we are faced with an extreme situation that leads to the cry that “something must be done.” Governments, or …
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Je suis Dan Uzan. Any ideas how to stop that actually being so?
Leave a commentFebruary 21, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
We’re going to have to get used to this, you know. We may find, over the next year or two, …
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“Je Suis Charlie” – we have the right to FEEL offended but we don’t have the right not to BE offended
1February 1, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I’ve been thinking, and reading, since January 7th, about free speech. Should it really be unlimited? What does ‘offensive’ mean? …
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The farcical use of “tolerance” as a reason to cancel a political debate involving UKIP at UEA
5November 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The most depressing thing about the story (click here) of students at the University of East Anglia coming together to …
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I wear a poppy to commemorate the deaths of those who fought so some people could choose NOT to wear one
Leave a commentNovember 10, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Every year I find myself having to explain to people why I believe that Remembrance Sunday is a day for pacifists, …
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Data Retention and Investigation Powers Bill – ‘Then they came for me…..’
Leave a commentJuly 13, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Not being a fan of censorship of any form, my thoughts when I heard about the fast-tracking of the Data …
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