
Following yesterday’s ruling which found Pastor James McConnell not guilty of a “hate crime” for referring to Islam as “heathen” and “satanic”, the Belfast Islamic Centre, which reported the pastor to the police, has said that they “disagree with the verdict”.
by Liam Deacon6 Jan 2016, 5:22 AM PST0

A leading European art museum has expunged politically incorrect words such as “Negro”, “Indian”, “dwarf” and “Mohammedan” from its entire historical collection. The cultural cleansing has occurred as the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam, and is endorsed by the International Council of
by Liam Deacon14 Dec 2015, 7:12 AM PST0

A beer manufacturer has released “the world’s first ‘non-binary, transgender beer’ designed to… champion inclusivity.” The product comes just weeks after the company was accused of “transphobia” for featuring men in women’s clothing in an ad campaign. Craft brewer BrewDog,
by Liam Deacon4 Nov 2015, 4:59 AM PST0

Bookmaker Paddy Power has been given a ticking off by the Ireland’s advertising standards authority over a humorous advertising campaign designed to poke fun at tennis star Andy Murray. The campaign featured a number of immigrant sportsmen, plus Murray, which was
by Donna Rachel Edmunds7 Oct 2015, 8:31 AM PST0

Feminism in London (FiL), one of the largest feminist conferences in the UK, has seen two major speakers pull out because of “ideological totalitarianism” and “sectarian” “warring feminist factions,” who fell out over an attempt to “no-platform” certain speakers who
by Liam Deacon3 Oct 2015, 2:31 AM PST0

A student magazine founded on the principles of free speech called No Offence has been banned from the University of Oxford fresher’s fair because the Student Union deemed it “offensive.” The satirical magazine was supposed to “challenge the mainstream view”
by Liam Deacon2 Oct 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

A transgender beauty pageant hosted by former UKIP candidate Kellie Maloney has upset transgender campaigners (nothing new there) for offering cosmetic, or “gender-reassignment,” surgery as a prize. Critics argue that surgery should be a “right” and “basic health care” rather
by Liam Deacon25 Sep 2015, 5:02 AM PST0

The latest edition of Charlie Hebdo has satirised the image of drowned Syrian migrant child Aylan Kurdi, to mock Christian Europe and its apparent obsession with consumerism in the face of the migrant crisis. But many seem to have got
by Liam Deacon14 Sep 2015, 3:03 PM PST0

Benedict ‘Sherlock’ Cumberbatch has said he is “a complete fool”, an “idiot”, “thoughtless” and that he is “devastated” for having inadvertently used the term “coloured” to describe black people on a US talk show. It’s depressing enough that he felt
by James Delingpole28 Jan 2015, 7:35 AM PST0