Cameron's limits to free speech - Politics.co.uk

"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker." - Frederick Douglass View this email in your browser Cameron's limits to free speech David Cameron is due to deliver his much hyped speech on extremism today. His planned counter-extremism bill is due to clamp down on non-violent freedom of speech. But exactly what speech and by whom, is unclear. Will Cameron actually tell us what the government plans to ban? Boris's Omnibus-shambles Boris Johnson's week has started as badly as it ended as whistleblowers claim his 'new Routemaster' buses are putting Londoner's lives at risk. And his war-of-words with Theresa May is also rumbling on, with the home secretary this morning, dismissing Boris' complaints about her rejection last week, of his water cannon plans. Latest Articles     When will the government tell us what kind of free speech it's going to ban?   On Jul 20, 2015 10:07 am Once again the prime minister promises a free speech crack-down without telling us what kinds of free speech he's going to crack down on Read more... »       Boris buses risk causing fatal accidents     On Jul 20, 2015 11:12 am Serious breaking issues alleged with Boris' flagship 'Routemaster' style buses Read more... »   May dismisses Boris as water-cannon spat rumbles on     On Jul 20, 2015 08:47 am Theresa May dismissed a complaint from Boris Johnson about her rejection of his water-cannon plan this morning, as the war-of-words between the two potential leadership contenders rumbled on. Read more... »       Pick of the Week: Foxhunting, water-cannons and homeopathy   On Jul 17, 2015 05:05 pm Our best pieces of the week, for your reading pleasure, this week featuring animal rights, Boris Johnson, the eurozine crisis and proponents of alternative medicine Read more... »   Comment: Boris has presided over a catastrophic loss of trust in the police   On Jul 17, 2015 03:08 pm Water cannons are just the tip of the iceberg: Boris's time at City Hall has coincided with a breakdown in policing by consent Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... » More than half of Brits are harmed by other people's drinking   On Jul 13, 2015 12:04 pm More than half of Scots and three-quarters of people from North West England are harmed by another person's drinking, according to a new report released today. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Union warns of Scottish minimum wage divide David Cameron claims that he wants a high wage, low tax economy. Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     New offence risks penalising careless mistakes The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has criticised yesterday's Government announcement that it will be pressing ahead with the introduction of a new 'strict liability' offence for offshore tax evasion. Read more... »   Walkers disturb birds more than shooters – study finds Interim results from a study at Bournemouth University show that walkers disturb waterfowl more regularly than wildfowling. Read more... »     Jobs and courses     Postgraduate study: MA International Relations and Global Communications – Manchester Metropolitan University   On May 18, 2015 12:39 pm On this course you will be equipped with a sophisticated understanding of contemporary international relations and key developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs). Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences