Yes, blasphemy is illegal in the United Kingdom, under common law formed in the 17th century. Yet Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights guarantees the right to free speech, whether sacred, profane, secular, or whatever. Is anybody still in any doubt that the UK needs a complete legal overhaul? […]

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This outfit was considered too sexy for SouthWest Airlines: last July, 23 year old Kyla Ebbert boarded a flight from San Diego, California to her doctor’s office in Tuscon, Arizona, wearing the outfit she’s pictured in here. She was called from her seat and lectured by a customer service representative in front of dozens […]

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This is brilliant. The Manifesto Club is holding an event in London which celebrates Thanksgiving by provoking debate on America:
“We have invited a range of cultural commentators, journalists, politicos and Manifesto Club members to take part in a ‘balloon debate’. America, we say, is a great balloon that is slowly sinking to the earth. […]

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