Report: UK Needs Free Speech Law Modelled on US First Amendment

Report: UK Needs Free Speech Law Modelled on US First Amendment
A police officer stands in Parliament Square in London on Feb. 15, 2015. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The UK needs to create an unassailable law to protect free speech, modelled on the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, according to a new report.

The Adam Smith Institute report (pdf) says that freedom of expression is increasingly under threat from “speech crimes” under poorly drafted current laws.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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