The Rt Hon David Davis MP nailed it in his introductory speech to the House of Commons on SLAPPs on 29 June 2023:
‘Free speech matters – that is a truism of our age – but why does it matter? There are many reasons, but the important one is that free speech helps keep our society clean; free of corruption, criminality and the abuse of power.’
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Spare a thought for algorithms… They will be at play in the visibility of this post. R&C’s CEO, Alex Wade, is now more enlightened having reviewed Kyle Chaka’s excellent and thought-provoking ‘Filterworld’ for The TLS.
The Rt Hon David Davis MP nailed it in his introductory speech to the House of Commons on SLAPPs on 29 June 2023:
R&C is proud to work with Cartoonists Rights, which safeguards the right to freedom of expression around the world for cartoonists. In the UK, we have a robust cartooning tradition: satire and parody are part of the fabric of our democracy.
Alex Wade
