Would You Wish Your Servant To Read This? The Elitism Of Moral Panics
The class war raging behind every call for ‘something to be done’ about the dubious pleasures of the great unwashed.
Tag: censorship
The Silencing Of Dangerous Ideas: Britain’s Shameful Free Speech History Is Not About To Change
The UK government’s sudden and selective embrace of free speech is a little hard to swallow.
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The BBC’s Banned Songs Of The Gulf War
The tunes considered too dangerous and subversive to be played on national radio during Desert Storm.
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Larry Flynt 1942 – 2021
Remembering the revolutionary, rebellious and defiant publisher of Hustler, free speech icon and thorn in the side of religious and political hypocrites.
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Why The Past Matters
The Critical Drinker’s passionate defence of the art of yesterday, no matter how much it clashes with current ideas.
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The Curious Angriness Of People Who Know Better Than You
The curious desire to beat people up for making a mistake online.
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Infantilising Britain: A Lesson From History
Looking back at the hysterical, evidence-free report on ‘sexualisation’ by Reg Bailey, the man the BBFC want to oversee their appeals committee.
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Whatever It Is, I’m Against It: Art Vs Protesters
From the justly earnest to the fanatical crank, objecting to challenging art has a long and difficult history.
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The Blinkered Ignorance Of Politicians
Our laws are set by social misfits who don’t know what they are talking about – isn’t that depressing?
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Little Did You Know – The Chat Show
Notorious censor-baiter David McGillivray launches his own online chat show.
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The Wretched World Of El Duce And The Mentors
The sordid tale of rock’s must gleefully offensive band and its provocative leader.
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Pure Motorised Instinct: The Pleasure And Pain Of Dawn Of The Dead
the most beloved of horror films has never felt more timely – but it remains a film that signals its misanthropy rather too loudly for its own good.
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