Bob Edlin: Media quiet about poll which exposes strong public disapproval of political policing by professional bodies

At first blush, the mainstream media have yet to report the results of a poll which found strong public disapproval of political policing by professional regulators.

The results were set out in a media statement which said:

Jillaine Heather: Words, not witch hunts

We’ve said it over and over: censorship is a trap. The wind changes, and it blows right back in your face.

At the Free Speech Union, we’ve spent years defending the slim, uncomfortable space that lets bad ideas be seen and argued with, not buried to fester away.

Jillaine Heather: The BSA must remember, censorship is a cure worse than the disease.

Harm is what the BSA report claims occurs when free expression isn’t properly regulated, but what does ‘harm’ mean? Well, you tell me. No definition is given.

If you read the Op-Ed in Stuff this week from the CEO of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, Stacey Wood, you may also find it hard to see it as anything other than an extremely condescending view of minorities.