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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
These people have been barred from entering the UK
Though Dieudonné M’bala M’bala is the latest controversial figure to be barred from entering the United Kingdom, he is certainly not alone. Milana Knezevic reports
Making life harder for Britain’s journalists
The coalition has found a novel way of making life harder for Britain’s journalists. Now it appears to have set itself the challenge of abandoning the reforms without losing face, too. Alex Stevenson reports
The Labour bill that could end equality under the law
A bill would blur the boundaries of discrimination in the United Kingdom, so that it no longer refers only to who you are, but what you do. This would be a massive legal change. Ian Dunt reports
UK’s web filtering seems to be blocking common sense
Connoisseurs of a good political bust-up may have noticed a subtle change in tempo to the online filtering debate over the Christmas period. Jane Fae brings you up to date
Online privacy as an active pursuit
The age of mass surveillance has brought with it a need for individuals to manage their online privacy — and human dignity, Scott Ainslie writes
“Blasphemous” play cancelled in UK after protests by religious fundamentalists
Renowned theatre group has Bible show cancelled after complaints. Padraig Reidy reports
Gagging bill defeat: Britain’s democracy just got worse
The parliamentary struggle over the UK government’s gagging bill, which has overshadowed Westminster in recent months, is all but over. And the end result is bad news for British democracy. Alex Stevenson reports
Blasphemy is in the eye of the believer
The petition against Maajid Nawaz is deeply offensive, says Padraig Reidy
UKIP pledges to ban climate change lessons in schools
‘All teaching of global warming being caused by carbon dioxide emissions must be banned’, education spokesman tells Index on Censorship