Labour MPs deal blow to free speech as they vote for ‘banter police’ in pubs

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When the plans first emerged last October, the Free Speech Union campaign group branded it a “snowflakes’ charter”. General Secretary Lord Toby Young blasted: “Expect every pub in England and Wales to employ ‘banter cops’ who’ll be tasked with eavesdropping on customers’ conversations and barring anyone who tells an ‘inappropriate’ joke.”

Christian Calgie, Daily Express, 12th March 2025.