Rejected petition Restore Free Speech in the UK

Pardon all persons arrested for online posts or peaceful protest (including the burning of religious texts) and permanently enshrine the right to cause offence as an inalienable right.

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Free speech in the UK is under direct assault. This Government arrests 33 people a day for social media posts, censors online news, enforces de facto blasphemy laws, and disperses peaceful protests to minimise 'distress' to those criticised.

Yet subjective feelings can not and do not supersede the right to speech. If the right to cause offence does not exist, neither does the right to speech. To claim otherwise is to allow total censorship by anyone 'distressed' by inconvenient truths.

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Repeal UK Laws Restricting Speech & Pass 'Free Speech Act' like US 1st Amendment
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755132

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Date submitted 22 February 2026
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