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> US principle like the right to free speech, it doesn't exist in the UK. The UK has a right to freedom of expression in both common law and the Human Rights A
by gnode 7y ago
> US principle like the right to free speech, it doesn't exist in the UK.
The UK has a right to freedom of expression in both common law and the Human Rights Act (incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights). There are many exceptions, but that's also the case for the First Amendment of the United States' constitution.
Both the UK and US have defamation laws, criminalise real threats, Official Secrets Act / Espionage Act, gag orders, etc.
One could argue there is a better right to free speech in the US, and that it has stronger legal protections, but it's by no means absolute or beyond comparison with that of the UK.
- dangerface 7y ago> One could argue there is a better right to free speech in the US, and that it has stronger legal protections, but it's by no means absolute or beyond comparison with that of the UK. Yes in the UK freedom of speech and religion is tolerated to an extent that exceeds the word of the very restrictive law, but the US has actual legal protections and a culture that protects those legal protections, there is a very big difference between the two. You can compare the US free speech with our limited speech but at the end of the day Spain has free speech and privacy laws and culture thats way closer to the US than the UK nanny state. There are other big differences between US and UK culture like GUNS! to name one The only thing the UK and US hold in common is the want to have an empire. Oh and to steal brown people oil.