
Taking Liberties
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Taking Liberties
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Defending Free Speech, Exploring the Culture Wars, and Investigating the origins and rise of Identity Politics in the UK.



Royal Holloway student Brodie Mitchell was confronted by Huda El-Jamal, President of the Friends of Palestine Society, who called him a “wannabe Jew” and questioned why he wasn’t wearing a kippah. Brodie — who describes himself as a “non-Jewish Zionist” — responded by asking why she was wearing a “tea towel” on her head, referring to her keffiyeh. Within 24 hours, Brodie was suspended from campus for nine weeks, locked out of campus, and told to vacate his accommodation. His comment was branded “offensive”, “Islamophobic” and “anti-Palestinian”. He even had to request permission to give his side of the story — against the backdrop of the Government’s new “anti-Muslim hostility” definition. Meanwhile, Ms El-Jamal faced no disciplinary action. This is two-tier policing of speech on campus. The Free Speech Union is supporting Brodie and has lodged a complaint with the Office for Students. He is now back on campus, but under severe restrictions on who he can speak to and what he can say — with expulsion threatened for even minor breaches. He has also received death threats and faced harassment from fellow students. The university is now spending what his barrister calls a “grossly disproportionate and unreasonable” sum in an apparent attempt to force him out of litigation. We are challenging these restrictions and urging the OfS to investigate. Brodie’s case will be heard over three days in the High Court in June, where he will say that he has unfairly been deprived of seven weeks of study time. We have also put the Government on notice of potential judicial review over its “anti-Muslim hostility” definition if they don’t immediately withdraw it and its associated guidance. We will defend the right to criticise any religion and stop the Muslim blasphemy law — but we need your help 👇 Watch Brodie Mitchell on @GBNEWS


British MP Max Wilkinson: @x is a "massive problem" because it allows critics of mass immigration to "have their voice heard in a really easy way that they couldn't in the past".


I can't believe people have lost their TINY miniscule minds because Zack Polanski....DANCED. Hahaha- seriously, what is wrong with you? @ZackPolanski is genuinely genuinely one of the most kindest, warmest, ZERO egotistical men I've ever met.


British MP Max Wilkinson: @x is a "massive problem" because it allows critics of mass immigration to "have their voice heard in a really easy way that they couldn't in the past".





The ‘march against the far right’ was deranged. An unholy alliance of snobby Daunt Books types and Ayatollah fanboys. This is not what anti-fascism looks like, says Tom Slater buff.ly/PKofW7W




MPs shouting about fighting British citizens in the streets, a Gay Jewish man leading a Muslim political party, grabbing his crutch and dancing on a stage with drag queens and dancers in bondage gear, whilst the SUTR mob wave Pride, Palestinian, Hezbollah and ISIS flags ! Oh and the deputy of the party’s wife is at home in a Burka … You couldn’t make this up !!! This country is literally going to implode! What on earth is happening? @RestoreBritain_

Extremely ironic. Leftists are marching against the far right in London today, waving the flag of the islamic regime in Iran - an ultraconservative barbarian theocracy. Leftism is a DISEASE.






'We've been ostracised and patronised long enough' Scottish actor Brian Cox explains why he is at today's independence march in Edinburgh 🏴




Half a million strong. Together. The biggest march against the far-right in British history.


Who knew the Green Party could be so homoerotic. I might don my hot pants and wiggle my elderly aching hips. You should do the same too......






