Posts Tagged ‘Tom Paine’

Denis MacShane

December 21st, 2012

Denis MacShane is a politician and journalist. Previously a BBC reporter, he was Labour MP for Rotheram from 1994 until 2012, when he resigned after controversy over expense claims.

Here, he talks to Nigel Warburton about the legacy of Enligtenment philosopher Tom Paine, author of The Rights of Man. Denis also looks at the limits of free speech in the modern era.

Read full transcript here

Grit in the engine

April 3rd, 2012

Index first coverRobert McCrum considers Index’s role in the history of the fight for free speech, from the oppression of the Cold War to censorship online

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