The myriad threats comedians face is explored in the new edition of 'Index on Censorship', writes its Editor-in-Chief Jemimah Steinfeld
Freedom of Speech
"They don’t particularly like being answerable to the media and they like even less the scrutiny that comes with public office."
"I don't want people to feel like I'm not their broadcaster. But equally if I'm not my authentic self, I can't do my job well."
A new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank describes the emergence of the 'culture control left' – conveniently looking the other way when it comes to the right of politics
This newspaper has found officers in London have been zealous users of the system, which automatically scans the faces of passers-by and matches them against a watchlist
The crafting of 'ceasefire' marches as a transgression of Remembrance Sunday looks like a throwback to a top-down colonial mindset, argues Suriyah Bi
"Tight hugs, teary screams, holding my kids in the spring sunshine. Trees shimmy from the breeze. I can see the entirety of the sky now! Thank you Aussies."
"A Legal Officer’s duty is to apply the law, not to interfere with the editorial decisions of a free press," standards body Impress said in a letter to the Government.
In just one year, book bans in the US have increased by a third – largely targeted at works containing content on LGBTQ+ rights, race and racism, physical abuse, grief and death
From the Lobbying Act to condemnation of peaceful campaigners by Government figures, free speech has been thoroughly degraded, the authors argue