Free speech matters to democracy

Watch Baroness Fox of Buckley and Lord Moylan defend free speech.

The Second Reading of the Online Safety Bill took place in the House of Lords yesterday. Baroness Fox warned that “free speech matters to democracy, and huge swathes of this Bill could threaten both unless we amend it appropriately.”

Click below to watch her speech, and it can be read by clicking here.

Lord Moylan said “that the Bill represents a serious threat to freedom of speech.”

Click below to watch his speech, and it can be read by clicking here.