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Then, on top of this clear example of inconsistency of a two-tier system, and I will put it that way Lord Hermer, we know that the Labour Government is looking to clamp down further on free speech by planning for what has been dubbed the “banter police”. Such an amusing term for what is, in practice, an incredibly chilling plan. Perhaps I could point to the repeated attempts in the courts to introduce a de-facto blasphemy law by the back door or Labour’s subversive efforts to hide its plans to create one. This is straight out of a Stasi handbook where neighbours were encouraged to report on conversations, and I support The Free Speech Union’s campaign against it.
David Campbell Bannerman, The Express, 12th July 2025.
