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The Free Speech Union launched their “Say No To The Banter Ban” campaign with a boozy affair at the Speaker Pub, Westminster. Since, General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, Lord Young of Acton, has been leading efforts in the House of Lords to stand up for pubs and our right to banter. At each stage his amendments have been thwarted by the fun police. This is despite the EHRC fearing that Clause 20 will “disproportionately curtail” freedom of expression.
Max Thompson, Conservative Home, 22nd July 2025.
