Barrister who the profession tried to expel for his social conservatism. Exonerated & now using law to champion free speech for himself & others.
London, England
Joined March 2011
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I’m determined to cancel cancel culture, as the @SpeechUnion puts it:
• why? See my Daily Telegraph article:
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07…
• how? See my @Prosperity_Inst report:
prosperity.com/media-publica…
It looks like Axel Springer isn’t aware of the UK’s equality laws that prohibit belief discrimination.
Hence it requires its staff to support a united Europe etc.
Where is the statement from @Cambridge_Uni :
• supporting its associate professor, James Orr?
• condemning its students for a viscous attempt at cancellation?
Those in authority who are too weak to use it are more pathetic than the students who perform these stunts.
I support @jtworr.
telegraph.co.uk/gift/e17e2d6…
The protester shouted: “I am practising my freedom of speech.”
Much like the Ku Klux Klan practised their freedom of speech to call for black men to be lynched.
Words to win an argument should never be confused with words to replace an argument with a cancellation.
I back @jtworr
James Orr, the former Head of Policy for Reform UK, Chair of the Roger Scruton Foundation and Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion @CamDivinity was confronted in his classroom whilst teaching yesterday. (He is not suspended by @Cambridge_Uni as some were led to believe.)
The 2nd bullet point is at odds with the 1st:
• The BBC has paid compo of £400k for allegedly bullying a Jew, Lucie Kon, out of her job.
• But it’s not admitted liability and has refused to apologise.
telegraph.co.uk/gift/2b9eb36…
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
We had a fantastic event last night discussing the greatest threat to free speech today, with Jacob Mchangama and Jon Holbrook, hosted by the FSU’s General Secretary, Lord Young of Acton.
Many thanks to everyone who attended!
The fight for free speech has never been more important.
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
An excellent #FreeSpeechUnion (@SpeechUnion) member's Zoom call tonight. One of the best!
'WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO FREE SPEECH TODAY?' with guest speakers Jon Holbrook and Jacob Mchangama (both now followed).
The event had my agreement flit back and forth between you both, but overall I agreed with Jacob on most points.
Free speech is the cushion that protects us from violence. We need more of it.
Non-members and members that missed it might be able to catch it on the FSU's YouTube channel.
@JonHolb 👏🏻
@JMchangama 👏🏻
@toadmeister 👏🏻
@janmacvarish 👏🏻
youtube.com/@TheFreeSpeechUn…
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
Tonight, near Moorgate 🚇, 7:30pm, I’ll be discussing free speech with:
@toadmeister Toby Young
@JMchangama Jacob Mchangama
Come along
@SpeechUnion
freespeechunion.telltix.com/…
Tonight, near Moorgate 🚇, 7:30pm, I’ll be discussing free speech with:
@toadmeister Toby Young
@JMchangama Jacob Mchangama
Come along
@SpeechUnion
freespeechunion.telltix.com/…
This Wednesday I’ll be discussing free speech in light of my recent report on Reversing Britain’s Free Speech Recession:
prosperity.com/media-publica…
🤔 WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO FREE SPEECH TODAY?
Come and find out at our event in London on 14 October.
Lord Young of Acton, General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, will host a debate between two passionate defenders of free speech on how best to understand and reverse the current “free speech recession”.
Jacob Mchangama, co-author of The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy’s Most Essential Freedom, will offer an international perspective. He will discuss how governments of all political persuasions are restricting speech in the name of national security, child protection and even the defence of democracy itself.
Barrister Jon Holbrook will focus on Britain and how we got here. His recent report, Reversing Britain’s Free Speech Recession, traces developments since the 1960s and examines how expanding notions of “harm” have introduced subjective ideas of emotional damage into criminal law, curbing rather than expanding our liberties.
Both speakers will also suggest ways to tackle the crisis.
Find out more details and get your tickets below 👇
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
🤔 WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO FREE SPEECH TODAY?
Come and find out at our event in London on 14 October.
Lord Young of Acton, General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, will host a debate between two passionate defenders of free speech on how best to understand and reverse the current “free speech recession”.
Jacob Mchangama, co-author of The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy’s Most Essential Freedom, will offer an international perspective. He will discuss how governments of all political persuasions are restricting speech in the name of national security, child protection and even the defence of democracy itself.
Barrister Jon Holbrook will focus on Britain and how we got here. His recent report, Reversing Britain’s Free Speech Recession, traces developments since the 1960s and examines how expanding notions of “harm” have introduced subjective ideas of emotional damage into criminal law, curbing rather than expanding our liberties.
Both speakers will also suggest ways to tackle the crisis.
Find out more details and get your tickets below 👇
Now with @policylaila Laila Cunningham added to the panel! 🧨
My answer, by the way, is 'yes & no'. Come along to see which bits should be for the chop.
@acadofideas
Should we scrap The Equality Act?
Battle of Ideas, Sun 18 Oct, London:
@ShahrarAli
@Jebadoo2
@SehgalCuthbert
Me
Early bird tickets available for 6 days
#battlefest @acadofideas battleofideas.org.uk/session…
Today's Times Law newsletter. A couple of sensible views here on retrospective legislation:
@reformparty_uk
I’ll be discussing how to reverse the UK’s free speech recession with:
• Jacob Mchangama @JMchangama
• Toby Young (chair) @toadmeister
on 14 October, London, EC2V
freespeechunion.telltix.com/…
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
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Conversations for the public, with the public, in public...
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Should we scrap The Equality Act?
Battle of Ideas, Sun 18 Oct, London:
@ShahrarAli
@Jebadoo2
@SehgalCuthbert
Me
Early bird tickets available for 6 days
#battlefest @acadofideas battleofideas.org.uk/session…
Another belief discrimination victory results in a confidential settlement.
Dr Randall said "seven years have been taken from me" by the case.
"No minister, teacher or chaplain should be punished for upholding Christian teaching in a Christian setting.“ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e3…
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
🚨BREAKING🚨
We've just installed giant billboards in London to stop the censorship crisis in Britain - pushing back censorial laws & speech policing.
@andyburnham launch a free speech reset now.
Join the fight to restore free speech in Britain⤵️
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
US threatens Miliband with reprisals over Israel sanctions
Miliband is kowtowing to antisemitic Jew haters in Labour
He’s endangering British Jews as antisemites will feel emboldened
He’s endangering our security intelligence from US & Israel
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Exonerated barrister Jon Holbrook retweeted
BREAKING 🚨Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch absolutely scathing of the planned announcements on Israel.
"Labour’s obsession with Israel is rooted in UK politics. It’s got less to do with peace in the Middle East, and more to do with trying to keep the peace in the Labour party.
British Jews should not have to watch politicians condemn antisemitism while refusing to confront the ideological movements that spread it. They should not have to listen to warm words from Downing Street while seeing Israel relentlessly presented as an international pariah.
And everyone in Britain should care.
Because this is about something larger than Israel. We cannot have a government whose political inclination at every point is to surrender, whether it is on Chagos, or at Villa Park.
The government should spend less time pandering to its partisan base and more time fixing our broken economy and getting this country back on track.
Stop allowing factional and electoral pressures to determine Britain's relationships with its allies.
You cannot claim to fight antisemitism while helping to create the political climate in which hatred of the Jewish state is used as to win votes at elections."
Labour’s anti-Israel obsession shows it hasn’t changed since Jeremy Corbyn was leader
thejc.com/opinion/labours-an…
