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Common Knowledge Edinburgh Newsletter #34

Free speech for people you might not like.

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Aug 19, 2023
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The fight for and against genuine free speech continues as we have seen this past week in Edinburgh. Part of the problem for the venue that cancelled the comedy night with Graham Linehan was the fact that they were denying him a platform based on his views, not on his routine. Since he never had the opportunity to perform, he never said anything that th…

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