Simon Breheny has written below about Rowan Atkinson’s criticism of UK anti-speech laws. Atkinson’s powerful speech worth the 9 minutes it takes to watch – a rousing defence of free expression.
Video: Rowan Atkinson on Reform Section 5
About Chris Berg
Chris Berg is a Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs. He is a regular columnist with the Sunday Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and ABC's The Drum, covering cultural, political and economic issues. He is an award-winning former editor of the IPA Review. His latest book is In Defence of Freedom of Speech: from Ancient Greece to Andrew Bolt. A monograph, The Growth of Australia's Regulatory State, was published in 2008. He is also the editor of 100 Great Books of Liberty (with John Roskam) published by Connor Court Publishing in 2010, and The National Curriculum: A Critique (2011).Subscribe
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The IPA's Repeal 18C campaign:
...and Tony Abbott's speech to the IPA promising to do just that:
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