In his foreward to this publication Lord Frost claims that “Reversing Britain’s free speech recession is the subject of this excellent and timely Prosperity Institute paper by the barrister Jon Holbrook.” Click here for my five key policy proposals:
- Repeal hate speech laws.
- Repeal s5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and laws that criminalise speech that falls short of being likely to cause violence.
- Replace several communications offences with one that outlaws messages that are menacing and targeted.
- Protect speech in the workplace and beyond with a tort that outlaws the unlawful of free speech.
- Give claimants in free speech cases costs protection.
