@carolecadwalla This sort of desperate nonsense is going to be relentless until the next election, the recent megapoll has got the media and political classes terrified that their grip on the British people is slipping.
The revelations about how Henry Nowakโs family were treated are just horrific.
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary initially falsely suggested to them that Henry was the aggressor - rather than his murderer, Vickrum.
They also told the family that officers immediately administered first aid to Henry. They only later admitted Henry was first handcuffed and arrested.
Perhaps most appallingly, the IOPC told the family in April there were "no concerns identified" about how officers acted that night.
I have spoken to medics who say handcuffing Henry behind his back would have worsened the bleeding.
This family has been put through hell. My thoughts remain firmly with them.
๐จ ISLAMIC BLASPHEMY LAW BY THE BACK DOOR ๐จ
Kellie-Jay Keen (@ThePosieParker) has been charged with a criminal offence over posts criticising Islam, Muslim cultural practices and Islamism.
The Free Speech Union is proud to be defending her.
In a free society, no religion or cultural practice should be immune from criticism.
Since Labour came to power, the number of FSU cases involving people penalised for criticising Islam has doubled. It is now the single biggest category in our casework.
And now, with a state-approved definition of Islamophobia โ rebranded as โanti-Muslim hostilityโ โ things are only getting worse.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Communities Secretary Angela Rayner met Muslim community leaders in Downing Street. Burnham took a swipe at critics of Islam, saying โsome of the languageโ opposition parties use โis unacceptableโ, and told the leaders โwe need to find ways with you to demonstrate that more and moreโ.
We now await Raynerโs appointment of an โIslamophobia tsarโ who will help enforce the definition.
All five hand-picked members of the Working Group that drafted it have concerning links to Islamist organisations, as FSU Research and Policy Director @DavidRoseUK exposed in his report. We have little hope that the appointed tsar will be good news for free speech.
Meanwhile, the Government is refusing to say who submitted responses to the Working Group, so we cannot know which groups shaped the definition. Islamists may well have had a hand in its drafting.
Support the FSUโs campaign against an Islamic blasphemy law โ and the people penalised under it ๐
IGN Journo Ryan McCaffrey blocked me years ago. Back then, I already knew he was a pretentious piece of shit.
Good to know everyone else gets to see it now too.