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You state on your website that you would like to see “conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state” made a criminal offence. Can you foresee any circumstances in which a Govt... Show more »You state on your website that you would like to see “conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state” made a criminal offence. Can you foresee any circumstances in which a Govt might misuse such a law? Show less »
Answered by Gerard Batten
Well, there used to be such a law, sedition under the government. A lot of these things were removed by the Labour Government - they had a mania for reducing legislation. They actually got rid of some... Show more »Well, there used to be such a law, sedition under the government. A lot of these things were removed by the Labour Government - they had a mania for reducing legislation. They actually got rid of some very useful things. If government decides at some public order, that there should be an offence, we should have got rid of this – for example, Islamic fanatics – on that kind of legislation we could have dealt with them, instead of not being able to. Which is what we have at the moment. Show less »
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