Slowly, the penny is dropping. In earlier blogposts I have mentioned the dangers of Thought Police and of a Police State in Britain. Uninformed people may think this is over-the-top. Not Nigel Farage, who worries that the UK is moving in this direction. It is time to gather a few links together in one blogpost. …
Tag: thought crime
Naming the sin
Celebrities and public figures who fall foul of the law are discovering at great personal cost the effects of broad-brush accusations and the folly of criminalising sin. Cliff Richard, many before him, and now Alex Salmond are discovering the cost of a dumbed-down secular society. The public is told that Salmond faces allegations of sexual …