Free Speech
Now we live in a country where even a harmless joke can be deemed a “hate crime”
How on earth has this happened? The UK is, according to the 2018 World Press Freedom Index,
One of the worst-ranked countries in Western Europe in terms of respect for press freedom.
The UK is placed 40th in the world. The home of Parliament, the country whose very name was a byword for freedom of expression. Now we live in a country where even a harmless joke can be deemed a “hate crime”, where important issues cannot be debated for fear of being branded “phobic”.
In an era when it seems someone will take offence at anything, maybe the best bet is to say nothing.
26th April 2018