Category : David Cameron
Chinese state visit: Five times China has proven it doesn’t value free speech

Padraig Reidy: When it comes to public figures, we should err away from caution

David Cameron wants to promote good speech and ban the bad. Prime Minister, that’s not how free speech works

Day of action for Raif Badawi

Padraig Reidy: We cannot choose which free speech we will defend and which we will not

Jodie Ginsberg: “I believe in free expression, but…”
The decision by six authors to withdraw from a PEN American Center gala in which Charlie Hebdo will be honoured with an award once again emphasises the dangerous notion that some forms of free expression are more worthy than others of defendingPadraig Reidy: Life in paranoid Erdoganistan, where every day brings a new censorship story

Chris Ames: Who’s behind the Chilcot Inquiry delay?

Padraig Reidy: When truth is stranger than fiction
Three years ago this week, David Cameron announced that a public inquiry into phone hacking would be set up, under the guidance of Lord Justice Leveson. It may be difficult to imagine now, but this was generally seen as a positive step.Cameron’s obsession with porn

Filtering in the UK: The hinterland of legality, where secrecy trumps court rulings
A slip during an interview revealed the sneaking suspicion of free thinkers. The UK government was no longer restricting itself to censoring web content which was illegal. It was going to start censoring content which it simply didn't like, Ian Dunt writesCriminalising kink: Cameron’s porn crusade
