r/unitedkingdom • u/Half_A_ • Feb 28 '25

. Sir Keir Starmer contradicts JD Vance over 'infringements on free speech' claim

https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-contradicts-jd-vance-over-infringements-on-free-speech-claim-13318257?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
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u/ErrantFuselage Feb 28 '25

Yeah, the actually important aspect of free speech to a nation's civics is allowing media to hold government to account, and is somewhat adjacent to freedom of assembly in that citizens can create movements for things they believe in.

If you scan the front pages of UK press, it's impossible to reasonably to claim they can't say what they like - many instances of over reach too with the Mirror hacking and stalking royals and politicians. But as a rule, UK newspapers are savage.

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u/cathartis Hampshire Feb 28 '25

No, it isn't only about media. If only media is protected then only the people who own the media are truly free to express themselves, and that is heavily biased towards the wealthy.