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
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
The age of mass surveillance has brought with it a need for individuals to manage their online privacy — and human dignity, Scott Ainslie writes
Renowned theatre group has Bible show cancelled after complaints. Padraig Reidy reports
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
The petition against Maajid Nawaz is deeply offensive, says Padraig Reidy
‘All teaching of global warming being caused by carbon dioxide emissions must be banned’, education spokesman tells Index on Censorship
The British government’s plans to jail people the courts judge to be persistently ‘annoying’ has been defeated in the Lords – but remains a serious threat to freedom of speech in the UK, Alex Stevenson writes
Human Right’s lawyer, Keir Starmer, who has just completed a five year stint as Director of Public Prosecutions for the Crown Prosecution Service, has been active in drawing up guidelines for sensitive areas of criminal law. Julia Farrington writes
Fears for NGOs and free speech as UK’s Lobbying Transparency bill threatens to put kibosh on campaigning. Alex Stevenson reports