Love, hate and the threat to internet free speech

Richard Carvath is standing as an independent candidate for Salford and Eccles in the upcoming general election, and he has upset a few people by sharing his views on homosexuality. On Monday, he wrote a blog entry called, “Tories select homosexual pervert for Salford and Eccles.”
Woof! No messing. He continues,
The Conservative Party has just selected [...]

British “justice”

There have been some amazing stories in the past week about how our police, courts, prisons and various jobsworths think justice should be applied. There was the woman handed a fixed penalty notice for feeding ducks; the mother followed home by an off-duty policeman and reported to social services because she threatened to smack her [...]

The new danger: carol singers

Some shopping centres have banned them, now the police are in on the act. Apparently, some people are frightened of carol singers, so cops in Penwortham, Lancashire, are dealing with the festive joy,
Householders are being handed postcards that warn carol singers will not be welcome this Christmas because many residents are ‘uncomfortable’ with having groups [...]