Politics Have Confused ‘Freedom of Speech’ and ‘Disruptive Protest’ | John Woodcock
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“The vast majority of the public, yes, they are in favour of freedom of speech but they are absolutely opposed to these kinds of disruptive tactics.” Most people understand the distinction between freedom of speech and “disruptive tactics”, while “political discourse” tends to conflate the two, says former government advisor Lord Walney. John Woodcock was speaking to Adam Boulton on Times Radio. Listen live every Sunday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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