Labour’s Employment Bill ‘a disaster for young people’, says Helen Whately

On the latest Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, columnists Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson discuss Labour’s Employment Bill with MP Helen Whately.
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Planet Normal’s Allison Pearson: I’m not relishing the role of free speech martyr

“In the Court of Appeal, free speech should trump almost any other consideration, that is what one of the most senior courts in the land has said. I think if someone’s got to take a hit for the team, ...
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Allison Pearson: Police drop investigation into social media post by journalist

Essex Police have closed an investigation into columnist Allison Pearson for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a social media post. The force said it would be conducting an independent review ...
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Pearson’s plight will become a springboard for populists if free speech is not protected

The Allison Pearson affair may superficially be about policing. But amidst the maelstrom it has shone a light on 4 P’s: personality, politics, policy, and populism in the county of Essex. The full ...