'Offensive words aren’t a crime!' | Man arrested for saying ‘we love bacon’ outside mosque

Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #adA man was arrested for chanting “We love bacon” outside the site of a planned mosque in the Lake District. Writer and broadcaster Andrew Doyle joins Josh Howie to discuss what this case says about the state of free speech in Britain.Doyle argues that “offensive” is not the same as illegal, and slams the Public Order Act and UK hate speech laws for allowing the state to police feelings rather than actions. He calls for a full rethink — from police training to the role of activist bodies like the College of Policing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'If the user and company aren't breaking the law, why is it the government's business?! It's very mafia-style politics...'Big Brother Watch's Matthew Feeney discusses an apparent Whitehall 'spy unit' monitoring social media, flagging content discussing social issues such as immigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'The idea that random adults would take children to the toilets... It's insane!'Women's Rights Activist Kellie-Jay Keen shares her outrage at a BBC star's ally badge scheme which has sparked controversy around the safeguarding of children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and women’s rights advocate Julia Long clashes with athlete Glenique Frank in a fiery debate over new government guidance that will see pupils in England taught the legal distinctions between biological sex and gender identity. The discussion raises deep questions about education, safeguarding, and ideology in the classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish student Jamie O’Mahony sits down to discuss the viral moment he was assaulted and removed from a public event in Limerick for holding up an Israeli flag.He explains how Ireland’s state-backed anti-Israel rhetoric, media bias, and academic activism have created a hostile environment where peaceful dissent is met with mob aggression — even from former family friends.From being stripped of student positions to confronting violent double standards, Jamie shares a powerful personal testimony about the erosion of free speech, rising antisemitism, and Ireland’s troubling alignment with terrorist-linked movements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'This is the death knell for the good old British pub.'Director of the Free Speech Union, Lord Toby young says the Government's Employment Rights Bill will 'destroy' the hospitality sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigative journalist David Collier says Bob Vylan’s “Death to the IDF” chant is a 'call for genocide' as he slams the 'trash' BBC for airing it during Glastonbury—branding the broadcaster worse than Al Jazeera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender transition treatments for minors, ruling 6–3 that such restrictions do not constitute sex discrimination. Lawyer and author Kara Dansky says the decision marks a turning point — rejecting the idea of the “trans child” as incoherent and harmful. With 25 states having similar laws, this could set a national precedent. Dansky also argues the Biden administration is out of step with voters, and that Democrats lost ground in 2024 due to their embrace of gender ideology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'A lot of people who don't like the ruling are pretending they don't understand the ruling!'Director of Advocacy at Sex Matters, Helen Joyce, on groups across the UK which appear to ignore the Supreme Court's ruling on gender identity and the Equality Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Howie hosts a fiery debate with Fahima Mahomed and Alejandro Sanchez over whether burning religious texts should be made illegal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.