As the Metropolitan Police announce the demise of non-crime hate incidents, the Telegraph has run a feature on the Free Speech Union, crediting its years of campaigning against NCHIs and support for cancel culture victims.
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Good.
However, the evil (and they are evil) statutes remain – and so does does the “training” i.e. the indoctrination.
The Free Speech Union does all it can to defend liberty in this context – but it is a terrible context to operate in.
They may stop overtly arresting/investigating these ‘incidents’. But if you believe that they will stop taking these reports and recording them for future use – I have shares in a bridge that I’ll sell you, cheap, if you hurry.
llater,
llamas
I have been a financial supporter of the FSU almost from when it was founded. Proud to be so.
I too have supported the FSU for a long time. My understanding is though that even in the Met Police area , non crime hate incidents will still be recorded. I think Toby Young has commented that while this is an important victory it is El Alamein rather than D day.
The Royal Islamic Kommissariat for Internal Affairs will record and remember any offenses against the will and whim of the State and prosecute them when it is most convenient for themselves. A temporary stand-down on enforcement/persecution does not mean britain is free, or even freer.
Subotai Bahadur
Likewise!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15216135/Teacher-gets-life-ban-mocking-Muslim-pupils-tells-one-girl-killed-Iran-wearing-class.html
This gentleman would do well to contact the FSU. A life-ban for telling the truth cannot be allowed to go uncontested.
Kudos to the Daily Mail yet again. Flawed maybe but it consistently goes where no other media organisations dare to hence its high reputation with my US friends.
Yes John – telling the truth is punished in Britain, and many other Western nations.
Also note the name of the school – the Bishop of Winchester school, I do not know if it is still a church school, but even if it is – the “mainstream” churches long ago stopped opposing Islam, indeed they scream “Islamophobe” or “anti Muslim hatred” at anyone who does oppose Islam.
They will not even defend ex Muslims – people who have given up everything and risk-their-lives – as to do so “undermine ecumenical relations” and “dialogue” – ordinary priests and ministers may really believe that Jesus Christ physically came back from death, and that individuals survive death and face judgment – but the “high ups” sadly do not. The high-ups are leftist political types – they are no more going to fight Islam, or any other threat to the West, than they are likely to sprout wings and fly to Pluto.
Nor is it “just” the churches – it is all the institutions, political and cultural.
The West, Western Civilization, is not dying a natural death – it has been betrayed from within, by people who are NOT Muslims, the betrayers of the West are “liberal” leftists. They have more in common with Jeremy Bentham than they do with Mohammed.
The “treason of the intellectuals” has led to a “treason of the institutions”.
@Jonathan and Perry
Me too!
I was about to sign up then realised I’d actually done so 6 months ago. Getting old.
From the story John posted :
Despite positive testimonials describing Lloyd as ‘a nice teacher and good person’ who was ‘liked by many students,’ the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) found ‘no evidence that Mr Lloyd was remorseful or that he regretted his conduct’.
That’s the whole point. You have to bow the knee. Then you may – or may not – be forgiven. But if you don’t bend the knee when the charges are read, you are irredeemable.
Lee Moore – even if a person grovels the establishment destroy them anyway. But I get your point – the establishment want people to apologize for saying 2+2=4 – and to declare, passionately declare, that 2+2=5.