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Lord Young of Acton, the founder of the Free Speech Union, has warned the proposed laws will have a ‘chilling effect’ on free speech. He has tabled a series of amendments in the House of Lords in an effort to stop the clause, as it is currently worded, from becoming law. The Tory peer said his changes would stop pub or university bosses from having to ensure staff were not subject to harassment by hearing opinions they disagree with. He is hoping to tweak the laws so that opinions on political, moral, religious or social matters are exempt as long as that opinion is not ‘indecent or grossly offensive’.
Greg Heffer, Mail Online, 16th April 2025.
