Free Speech vs. BBC License Fee – It’s An Argument of Two Halves
Given that free speech ought to be defended, and that the TV license is indefensible, what is to be done?
Given that free speech ought to be defended, and that the TV license is indefensible, what is to be done?
“Refuse to learn anything that implies collusion, whether it be a clerkship or a curacy, a legal fee or a post in a university. Retain the power of speech no matter what other power you may lose. If you can take this course, and in so far as you take it, you will bless this country.” John Jay Champman
I’m in favour of free speech. It’s not because there are people I want to be unkind about, it’s because free speech is a human right and because the state getting involved in censoring speech is a serious backward step towards authoritarianism.