S2 Ep3: 9-Building a Better Sefton - Global/Local - Free Speech after Charlie Kirk, National/Local Parties.
About this episode
The episode discusses free speech in the context of local and national politics, featuring a new team member and various political themes.
Today at Building a Better Sefton, we introduce a new member to the team! Welcome Lara! We chat about free speech in light of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and look at how local parties in Sefton are doing at council level, and contrast with the national political picture. This is a new type of podcast we are running that looks at international, national and local themes. We chat about: - - The weather! - Free Speech in the UK and the USA. - Voltaire’s view on Free Speech. - Gary Neville and the Flag Issue. - J.K. Rowling and Free Speech. - Powerful people and Social Media amplification. - Lucy Connolly. - Palestine Action and the Suffragettes. - When is breaking the law justified? - The threat to Free Speech in the US and its wider implications. - Ayer – Emotion and Emotivism. - Free Speech as an attempt to hold power to account and its perversion. - Double standards on Left and Right. - Lying as Free Speech. - Toxic Facebook Groups in Sefton and a lack of Free Speech. - Active Right vs Passive Left. - Oligarchs and distraction. - The BBC and ‘independence’. - ‘Woke’ used to close down debate. - GB News and manipulation. - How lies spread quickly. - The current political map…
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