Ministers defeated over gay hate

[Halb]

said:

Ministers have admitted defeat in their efforts to remove a "free speech" defence from new laws against inciting homophobic hatred...
Some comedians have criticised the law, saying it could stifle creativity and even lead to the threat of people being arrested over jokes.

Comedians, the new opposition
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8356093.stm

[collateral]

"only covers words or behaviour that are threatening and intended to stir up hatred"

Hardly sounds like they'd have been coming after Jimmy Carr or something.

I can see what they were trying to do tbh although it does sound completely open to interpretation.

[elster]

So does that mean I can still call you gay!

[turbobloke]

What odds somebody said 'there is no intention to go after pensioners attending political conferences' when the Terrorism Act was in transit. Or police colleagues looking after each others' kids when safeguarding children was debated.

In this case it looks like we've been saved from another visit by the law of unintended consequences.

How long is it before these muppets are thrown out?

[OnTheOverrun]

How about they concentrate on introducing a law that allows us to prosecute them for appalling mis-governance of the country and worry less about who gets called a puff?

[nonegreen]

OnTheOverrun said:

How about they concentrate on introducing a law that allows us to prosecute them for appalling mis-governance of the country and worry less about who gets called a puff?

or a poof even

[OnTheOverrun]

nonegreen said:

OnTheOverrun said:

How about they concentrate on introducing a law that allows us to prosecute them for appalling mis-governance of the country and worry less about who gets called a puff?

or a poof even

You must be a northerner. A poof here is an upholstered stool that matches the 3 piece suite. . . . . .

[Einion Yrth]

OnTheOverrun said:

nonegreen said:

OnTheOverrun said:

How about they concentrate on introducing a law that allows us to prosecute them for appalling mis-governance of the country and worry less about who gets called a puff?

or a poof even

You must be a northerner. A poof here is an upholstered stool that matches the 3 piece suite. . . . . .

Except if you can spell, when that item is, in fact, a pouffe.

HTH

[Busa_Rush]

Einion Yrth said:

OnTheOverrun said:

nonegreen said:

OnTheOverrun said:

How about they concentrate on introducing a law that allows us to prosecute them for appalling mis-governance of the country and worry less about who gets called a puff?

or a poof even

You must be a northerner. A poof here is an upholstered stool that matches the 3 piece suite. . . . . .

Except if you can spell, when that item is, in fact, a pouffe.

HTH

Funnily enough, according to wiktionary . . .

Homophones: poof, pouf (with certain dialects and/or accents)

Made me larf !

[nonegreen]

Busa_Rush said:

Einion Yrth said:

OnTheOverrun said:

nonegreen said:

OnTheOverrun said:

How about they concentrate on introducing a law that allows us to prosecute them for appalling mis-governance of the country and worry less about who gets called a puff?

or a poof even

You must be a northerner. A poof here is an upholstered stool that matches the 3 piece suite. . . . . .

Except if you can spell, when that item is, in fact, a pouffe.

HTH

Funnily enough, according to wiktionary . . .

Homophones: poof, pouf (with certain dialects and/or accents)

Made me larf !

you mean laff.