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Only self-styled educationalist, Toby Young, could defend a snooty and vile gobshite like Katie Hopkins. In this blog, Tobes tells us how much we need a 'First Amendment'. This idea of 'free speech' that Tobes advocates is one in which people like La Hopkins are allowed to spew bile without being challenged. For to challenge such abhorrent views is a refusal of 'free speech'... apparently.
I'm thinking here of Katie Hopkins, the Sun columnist and reality show contestant who regularly incurs the wrath of the liberal Left on Twitter by expressing unfashionable opinions. A couple of weeks ago, she got into trouble for issuing the following tweet shortly after the helicopter crash in Glasgow:

Life expectancy in Scotland based 07/08 birth is 59.5. Goodness me. That lot will do anything to avoid working until retirement.

This caused such outrage that the moral guardians of all that is right and proper started a petition demanding that Hopkins stop appearing on television: "We the undersigned are sick and tired of ITV and Channel 5 giving her airtime and want her banned from all TV shows on your channels such as This Morning and The Wright Stuff." The petition now has 90,000 signatures and, rather worryingly, ITV has issued a statement saying it has "no plans for Katie to appear on This Morning at this present time". Not legal censorship, and not censorship that could be prevented by a First Amendment, but censorship nonetheless.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/t...-hopkins-shows-why-we-need-a-first-amendment/

To have a 'first amendent' you'd need to have a document; a constitution or bill of rights first.

He's supported, as ever, by a mix of LOLibertarians, Kippers and headbangers. This comment gives La Hopkins remarks the thumbs up:


english_pensioner
16 hours ago
I can see nothing wrong with the first comment, even if it is made after the helicopter crash - there is no connection. On that flimsy basis, presumably all jokes about death, helicopters, pubs, indeed perhaps all Scots, must be banned following such an incident.
We certainly need a guarantee of free speech, and of a free press, but a politically correct minority from all walks seem to abhor the idea so that they can stop anything with which they disagree
Vote UKIP for greater independence..

So delusional. :facepalm:

Vote UKIP for a return to the 11th century.
 
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Even within his contradictory and stupid libertarian ideology a right to free speech does not give you the right to an audience. (Unfortunately) no one is forcibly stopping Katie Hopkins from speaking, 'consumers' are asking mostly private TV companies to alter a product that they pay for or is it only okay when censorship is imposed by big capital?
 
Even within his contradictory and stupid libertarian ideology a right to free speech does not give you the right to an audience. (Unfortunately) no one is forcibly stopping Katie Hopkins from speaking, 'consumers' are asking mostly private TV companies to alter a product that they pay for or is it only okay when censorship is imposed by big capital?
He's using Hopkins to have a pop at 'the Left' but I suspect there are people who don't consider themselves to be left-wing who find her outbursts tiresome and ill-informed.
 
He's using Hopkins to have a pop at 'the Left' but I suspect there are people who don't consider themselves to be left-wing who find her outbursts tiresome and ill-informed.

She is phenomenally tedious, albeit she is probably required to be in order to stay in work.

As for Young, its magnificent how far a distance he can miss the point by. For a start, the First Amendment wouldnt protect Hopkins against a campaign of this kind (as even he admits), nor would it prevent her being sacked by either ITV or the Sun. Secondly, the fact that Hopkins hasnt been arrested, sued or broken any law tends to suggest that a First Amendment-style piece of legislation isnt needed (at least based on this incident).
 
She is phenomenally tedious, albeit she is probably required to be in order to stay in work.
And being hired as a rentagob by This Morning seems to be the only work she's got. I don't think any of her business ventures have gotten anywhere. She couldn't even persude Alansugar to waste his time on her.
 
Only self-styled educationalist, Toby Young, could defend a snooty and vile gobshite like Katie Hopkins. In this blog, Tobes tells us how much we need a 'First Amendment'. This idea of 'free speech' that Tobes advocates is one in which people like La Hopkins are allowed to spew bile without being challenged. For to challenge such abhorrent views is a refusal of 'free speech'... apparently.


To have a 'first amendent' you'd need to have a document; a constitution or bill of rights first.

He's supported, as ever, by a mix of LOLibertarians, Kippers and headbangers. This comment gives La Hopkins remarks the thumbs up:




So delusional. :facepalm:

Vote UKIP for a return to the 11th century.
Like you say Penishead basically wants a first amendment which prevents us disagreeing with the likes of him,Hopkins and their vile ilk.......
 
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It has a negative net worth because liabilities outweigh assets. That's actually a Good Thing; it means there is an order book. Liabilities are the same thing as sales.
 
actually to be fair he has a point.
To blame everything on a tory government is bollocks. but somehow you socialist pricks manage it whilst forgetting your own part. I was fucking homeless and jobless during Blairs stint. Asked for help and got fuck all. I would get the same today but to blame this on a style of government is a waste of time to the bigger problem




idiots

Some of us didn't support Blair or his ideas, and those who did pretty much abjured socialism simply by supporting him - New Labour and socialism didn't mix.
So, mouthing abuse like "socialist pricks" misses the point almost as much as you're claiming others do, doesn't it? ;)
 
It has a negative net worth because liabilities outweigh assets. That's actually a Good Thing; it means there is an order book. Liabilities are the same thing as sales.

It can mean that, obviously.
It doesn't necessarily mean that, though. It can mean that her company is "in a hole".
 
Some of us didn't support Blair or his ideas, and those who did pretty much abjured socialism simply by supporting him - New Labour and socialism didn't mix.
So, mouthing abuse like "socialist pricks" misses the point almost as much as you're claiming others do, doesn't it? ;)
no.

You fuckers will never get anywhere cos of all your infighting and egos. When i was a kid i used to buy the socialist worker. Then i realised they really wouldnt achieve shite. Ever. Keep arguing amongst yourselves.
 
an oil company, an investment bank, pharma, and a shipping company. When i was homeless and down and out on my luck, socialism gave me fuck all. Despite me singing its virtues. Nowadays, i will look after myself. I taught me everything i know. i owe nothing to noone.
 
It has a negative net worth because liabilities outweigh assets. That's actually a Good Thing; it means there is an order book. Liabilities are the same thing as sales.

How can having liabilities that outweigh assets be a "good thing"?

And how are "liabilities the same thing as sales"?
 
And how are "liabilities the same thing as sales"?

Imagine that, just before I close my accounts, I agree to make you a hat.

I charge you £10 and promise you the hat in a while.

I pay myself £6 as salary, put £2 away for a rainy day and spend £2 on the requisite materials.

I now have £4 in assets and cash, but £10 in liabilities, because I owe you a hat.

My business, on a very crude reckoning, has a net value of -£6.
 
I bet secretly TY knows about this thread and comes over now and again to check the aspic - it means he's important. When no one cares any more the thread will have achieved it's purpose.
 
tbf whinging about a pantomine twat Katie Hopkins is worse than useless, she's just a nice little easy target for people to tut at whilst far more real, subtle forms of snobbery and prejudice go on.

It's like people on facebook all expressing how outraged they are that someone could stick a banger up a cats arse and please share if you care about cats bums.
 
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