The Free Speech Union has successfully forced Thames Valley Police to drop an investigation after they demanded that an American woman, Deborah Anderson, apologise for her social media posts. Officers turned up at her out house following a complaint in June. When Anderson, a Trump supporter, asked what her offending posts were, the police refused to tell her…
Free Speech Union founder Toby Young told Guido:
“I hope the fact that this happened to a US citizen means President Trump will raise Britain’s free speech problem with Sir Keir Starmer later today. The Prime Minister is in denial about it and it needs someone of Trump’s stature to shake him out of his complacency. We need a complete overhaul of our free speech laws if we’re to avoid becoming the North Korea of the North Sea.”
As day two of Trump’s state visit kicks off, this is an almighty bad look for Starmer. British police hassling a US citizen over “thought crimes” on social media is exactly the kind of story that goes down like a lead balloon in America. The perfect storm…