Terms & Conditions
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.
In addition.
Section 29J of the Public Order Act 1986 protects freedom of expression regarding religion or belief. It ensures that laws against stirring up religious hatred cannot be used to prohibit criticism, dislike, ridicule, or abuse of religions or their practices, or to stop proselytising and encouraging adherents to change faiths. The current definition of Islamaphobia by the UK government does not overrule this law.
Key Aspects of Section 29J
Protection of Expression: Explicitly allows for the discussion, criticism, and even abuse or ridicule of religions, belief systems, and their adherents’ practices.
Proselytism and Conversion: Protects the right to urge others to change or cease practicing their religion or belief system.
Freedom to Debate: Designed to ensure that robust, negative, or insulting commentary on religious belief does not automatically constitute a criminal offence, providing it does not incite violence or hatred in a way that violates other parts of the act.
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, debate those opinions and disagree vehemently with each others 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.