Protecting the Open Exchange of Ideas

This platform was founded on the belief that a healthy democracy requires the fearless exchange of ideas, even and especially, when those ideas challenge the status quo. In an era of increasing digital censorship, we are committed to providing a space for political commentary that is rigorous, independent, and protected by law.

Our Legal Foundations

We believe that every citizen has a fundamental right to engage in political discourse. Our work is supported by the following legal pillars of the United Kingdom:

The Right to Form Opinions, Under Article 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998, everyone has the “freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.” We believe this includes the right to hold political convictions without fear of reprisal.

The Right to Express Views, Article 10 of the same Act guarantees that “everyone has the right to freedom of expression,” including the freedom to “impart information and ideas without interference by public authority.”

A Duty to Debate: We take guidance from the landmark ruling in Handyside v UK, which clarified that free speech applies not just to popular ideas, but also to those that “offend, shock or disturb.” We believe that “pluralism, tolerance and broadmindedness” are the only way to move a society forward.

Basically in English…

Our opinions may not be to everyones taste, as yours may not be to us, but we both have the right to hold those opinions, as it right and proper.

We also attempt to rule out lies and misinformation in our articles. After all if we get something wrong we look stupid, which no one likes! If we are found to have published information that have subsequently turned out to be wrong, we are more than happy to remove and/or correct the post, again as is right and proper.