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Bit
Part Censors |
| Deidre Alden |
Birmingham councillor who ineveitably whinged at sex related
art exhibition. Supported by the ever censorial NSPCC.
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| Wendy Alexander |
Paisley North MSP
Said of a new lap dancing venue:
I think the decent, law-abiding folk
of Paisley won't want to bother with this sort of late-night pursuit. It is
not what the town centre needs.
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| George Allan |
Islington Liberal Democrat Councillor and executive member
for public protection, said: The recent prosecution [for selling
unclassified videos] is another success for Islington Council's trading
standards team, who are fighting a battle against retailers selling
unclassified videos in the borough. We want to make it very clear that
retailers must not sell unclassified videos. We will continue to prosecute
those who break the law.These videos were not obscene nor were they
sold to children. This is a non-crime and only shits crow about the
unnecessary punishment of one's fellow man
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| Dave Allen |
Liverpool campaigner against the theatre tour of Jerry
Springer: The Opera.
He enlightened us with his view of his fellow man:
We do not think any
decent-minded person would want to watch this show.
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| Bryan Appleyard |
Pro-censorship writer for the Sunday Times
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| Lord Ashbourne |
Sponsored David Alton's Amendment
to the Crime & Disorder Bill. Supported Halsbury's noxious
1999 Obscenity Bill
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| Phil Attridge |
Edinburgh licensing leader said on th esubject of
imposing licensing control on adult entertainment: It's something we've been
asking for years now. We're not trying to ban anything and we're not
moralising, BUT... we just want to ensure there are not too
many of these places in the one area and that they're not opening up next to
schools and churches.
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| Jezz Baker |
Portsmouth Conservative councillor Jezz Baker who was on
the committee that voted against a sex shop application said,
This is a
crazy decision. I am very concerned that youngsters will have access to
hard-core pornographic filth.So is this an even handed argument about
the location of the application or is it the view of a councillor believing
that his opinion overrules the law.
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| Tony Banks |
Labour MP. Speaking on Richard and Judy on Channel 4 about
violent videogames he said that these videogames were as bad as child
pornography
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| Steve Bassam |
Lord Bassam of Brighton, now a Labour Home Office minister
He
ably summed up New Labour's views on Liberty: Although the Government supported
freedom of expression it was more important to protect the public.
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| John Beyer |
National Viewers and Listeners Association general secretary
always ready to give an obnoxious sound-bite to the Daily Mail. His response to the
resignation of Ferman is typical; Without any question he has presided over a
worsening situation. Films such as Lolita, Crash and Kissed ought never to be released
because of the unhealthy, immoral and destructive lifestyle they portray.
Reported Joan Bakewell's Taboo to the police because it aired a little of the poem that
Mary Whitehouse got prosecuted for blasphemy 30 years ago.
He suggested
that R18 hardcore should be included in the list of extreme pornography of
which mere possession would lead to a year 3 year jail sentence. The amount
of misery inflicted on people, their families and society in general would
be incalculable. This sadistic wish for the infliction of so much pain on
society is surely one of the worst cases of 'extreme pornography' that has
been reported to date. Does he also call for concentration camps to house
all the people that he wants imprisoned?
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| Dr. Esmond Birnie |
Ulster Unionist MLA for South Belfast
[Typical bollox from someone with so little respect for human rights. His
presumed solution of a ban would hardly seem proportionate to the problem]
He said on the subject of hardcore being shown in Northern Ireland
hotels: The Hotel seems to take the view that what is watched in a room
is purely a matter for each guest. Sadly, however, this is not the case. The
availability of such material could have some impact on the staff who have
to work in the Hotel and move around the rooms.
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| Graham Brady |
MP who said about a sex shop application that: it would
make the market quarter a "no-go area for families".
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| Stephen Bramley |
Home Office legal adviser has been attributed with the idea
that having lost the capability to prosecute porn under obscenity law then the notion of
harm to children could be used instead.
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| Viscount Brentford |
When talking during the Lords Obscenity Bill he argued that
pornography leads directly to serial killing:
- Addiction to pornography
- Escalation to harder material
- Desensitisation of the individual who can no longer tell right from wrong
- Need to act out fantasies on real women
He illustrated this process by using the American serial killer Ted Bundy as an
example.
(I think I must still be in stage 2 as I can still tell right from wrong: The plonker
Viscount Brentford is most definitely wrong!).
He also supported David Alton's Amendment to the Crime &
Disorder Bill
In supporting the Earl of Halsbury's 1999
Obscenity Bill he came up with the following:
It is important to tackle the subject of obscenity one way or
another to try to restrict it so that it is possible to stop the ever-increasing wave of
obscenity which is hitting us from every direction. If our civilisation is to survive, we
need to tackle the subject and curtail it so that we do not become one of the most
depraved and corrupt nations in the world, which is the direction in which we are moving.
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| Garry Brown |
Newport Councillor Garry Brown campaigning against a
Rockbitch gig said: I think we should all get together - the council, the magistrates,
the police - and stop this.
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| Hugh Brown |
From the Church of Scotland's Board of Social
Responsibility, said that while he did not believe in total censorship, there are
boundaries of decency which we think film producers have a moral duty not to cross and it
appears that these film may be crossing those boundaries.
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| Tom Buchanan |
Omagh councillor who said he was horrified to learn that a
sex shop would open its doors in an
area of town which is frequented by children. I will not rest until it is closed. It is absolute filth and there is no
place for it in this town.
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| Allison Bucknell |
Conservative councillor for Lyneham, Wiltshire.
She was
looking to use asbos to stop a villager from running a satirical website
about her village. She said: An Asbo is being looked at against Mr Hawkin.
He's causing a lot of damage to the community. An abuse of power or
what.
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| John Butterfill |
MP for Bournemouth, WestIt is entirely desirable for
us to have a system whereby the law can be enforced across the Community, and we can work
together to prevent drug smuggling, the dissemination of pornography and other awful
things;
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| Viscount Caldecote |
Accused everyone who likes porn as being
depraved.
From a letter to the Times: For its policy (The
Video Appeals Committee) is not to worry about the harmful effects of widening the spread
of pornography amongst even a small minority of children, but rather to pander to the
depraved wishes of some adults.
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| Chris Cullum |
Haverhill Town Councillor objecting to the theatre
presentation of Puppetry of the Penis:
I am not against all this
sort of thing, BUT... there was controversy a couple of years ago
when we had the issue of lap dancers and strippers appearing at Rush
Nightclub. Objections were raised on the town council and I just don't think
it is appropriate we should be hosting this in a small town like Haverhill.
I know we are trying to get Haverhill on the map, BUT... is this
really necessary? If we are having this are we going to get lap dancers and
strippers next? I don't see how you can allow one and refuse the others.
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| Menzies Campbell |
Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats blaming a tragic
murder on Marilyn Manson
With material of this kind freely available it is surely time to introduce a
system of uniform classification for all electronic media, The evidence in
the trial should be a powerful incentive. It may be difficult to establish a
direct link between material of this kind and violent behaviour but
we surely have to take a precautionary approach.
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| Charlie_grrl |
Nominated by James, May 2008:
Misandrist
Charlie_grrl's
website is definitely worthy of mention in terms of their censorship
of comments deemed to be misogynist. Misandrist comments, however on
this site are rife.
Nominated by the Moron Farmers
Feminist who dubbed the Melon Farmers as Moron Famers after
including the organisation, Eaves, in the Nutter Watch section over their
complaints about a sitcom set in a brothel.
Charlie_grrl said:
Firstly, who would know more about the damage a sitcom about
prostitution could do, Eaves or MelonFarmers? I think the answer is
pretty clear, and MelonFarmers do not even attempt to argue against
Eaves’ views. And secondly, what sort of a website that is
interested in preventing censorship would refer to a group that has
done amazing work for the most powerless and silenced women as a
‘women’s nutter group’, simply because that group took a stance that
website disagreed with?
Melon Farmers replied: Surely I recognise the good work in setting up a
refuge. However the wish to imprison people just for viewing softcore
porn is more than ample justification for considering Eaves to be a
nutter organisation.
One of the responses to the Government
consultation on extreme pornography was:
Response from Women's National Commission.
This was endorsed by Eaves and includes the following:
Lilith believe that the list of restricted pornographic material
[with a penalty of 3 years in prison for simple
possession] should be expanded from the proposed list to also
include:
- Any material which has scenes of sexual violence, not just
those which are deemed to be showing ‘serious’ sexual violence
- Any material which shows women’s bodies being abused in any
way
- Any material which is hostile to women by showing them in
passive roles in sexual activity or being dominated
- Any material which features naked women for the sole purpose
of sexual gratification (and therefore not, for example, for
educational or anatomical purposes
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| Ronnie Convery |
Catholic Church spokesnutter speaker on the subject
of providing handicapped people with pornIt is irresponsible for any
public body to be facilitating access to pornography. It degrades women and
it degrades those who use it. [Well it certainly
degrades the Church and it's spokesnutter]
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| Ross Cranston |
MP for Dudley.
Sent a formal objection about the first Dudley table dancing club to the
council after receiving several complaints from constituents. I also have
a personal objection, he said. I just don't think it is appropriate
for Dudley. It is not in keeping with the way we want the town to develop.
We don't need this in an area that is being regenerated.
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| Lord Campbell of Croy |
Seems to want all computer games involving car crime to be
banned.
He asked in the House of Lords:
whether the Government propose to modify
the system of classification under which the computer game Grand Theft Auto, which
allegedly involves thefts of cars and driving at excessive speeds to evade police cars,
has been granted an 18 certificate.
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| Lord Cope of Berkeley |
Supported the Earl of
Halsbury's 1999 Obscenity Bill
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| Claire Curtis-Thomas |
Crosby MP feels so strongly about the Sport that she is
urging parents to boycott WH Smith as part of her campaign to get the
newsagent to recognise it as pornography.And where there is censor one
often has to scratch around a little to find the nutter roots. She has been
banging on about RE at a local St Luke's Church: Under a curriculum
currently being drawn up, RE lessons could include the teaching of atheism
and agnosticism, alongside Christianity. All of us who know God, know that
our children run the risk of being led away from the truth. It is so sad to
see our nation turning further and further away from God. Our culture is
based on Christianity. To teach the opposite to that is to undermine an
understanding of who we are as a nation. The more we turn away from God the
more our society degenerates, where will we be in 20 years time, there will
be consequences to pay. These things creep so subtly into our society, let's
together stand up for our beliefs and do something about it.
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| Lord Dholakia |
Sponsored David Alton's Amendment
to the Crime & Disorder Bill
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| Anne Diamond |
TV presenter
Joined the Daily Mail ban everything for the sake of the children
brigade. She called for the ban of the 15 rated Resident Evil 4: This
game shouldn't be sold, even to adults. It wallows in violence for
violence's sake.
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| Keith Farr |
Councillor for Forton ward, Gosport,
said about a sex shop licence application: It worries me that there is a
sex shop almost opposite a park where children play.
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| Joe Fitzpatrick |
Tameside councillor with damning views on sex shops:
The only place for a sex shop was in hell.
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| Anna Ford |
A classic I don't believe in censorship
but...
But without arguing for censorship, which I do not, have we got lost
in our new-found liberalism? Are we afraid to speak out, to condemn things we won't
tolerate?
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| Michael Foster |
MP for Hastings who campaigns to ban the computer game
Bully on the basis of the title and certainly before anyone has received a
public copy
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| Reverend Bruce Gardner |
Minister at Banchory-Devenick in Aberdeenshire
Gardner is
opposed to particular scenes in Jerry Springer: The Opera where God
and Jesus Christ appear as guests on the Jerry Springer show. He claims this
is an attack on the Christian community, who, he says, are being "singled
out" in the same way as Jews were in Nazi Germany, and is calling for the
scenes to be removed: It is disgraceful that a demonstration of contempt
for things regarded as holy by many is being defended on the grounds that
'free speech' will be denied unless one section of the population is allowed
to be attacked. While not wishing to exaggerate unduly, this is how the Jews
were singled out in Nazi Germany, first for ridicule, then contempt, then
persecution.
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| Rev Viv Gasteen |
Reverend of the Central Methodist Church, in Warwick Road,
Coventry said: What is the world coming to when we need one of these
[sex] shops in Coventry? It is totally unnecessary.
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| Marlyn Glen |
Scottish MSP who supported Elaine Smiths inquiry into the
supposed harm caused by porn.
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| Rev Andy Glover |
Chairman of Churches Together in Chester. In a biblical and
shameful statement about a new lap dancing venue said: There is a saying
in the Bible that everything is permissible, BUT... not everything is
beneficial. For the girls and men involved it is quite degrading, but
is this really beneficial for the city of Chester?
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| Peter Hain |
The Welsh Secretary
said that he found the location of a sex shop next to his constituency
office "unacceptable".
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| Bryan Hall |
Councillor for Wickham Market who campaigned on behalf of
a sex shop ban and couldn't even support a compromise to make the business a
mail order operation only.
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| David Hanson |
Labour MP for DelynKeen support for the persecution of
those simply viewing extreme porn images: Violent pornographic images are
grossly offensive to the vast majority of people and could encourage violent
attacks. The sorts of images being considered for this ban would not be
allowed in films or even sold in licensed shops, so they should be available
online either. In some cases those featured may be the victims of criminal
acts.
At the moment, many of these appalling sites are hosted from abroad so it is
difficult for the police to prosecute those who distribute the images,
something that is already an offence. So I think this new law would make it
easier for North Wales Police to take action against those who access this
material.
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| Catherine Harper |
Rent-a-quote campaigner with Scottish Women Against
Pornography. On the subject of providing porn to the handicapped she said:
I'm appalled that people with learning difficulties are to be encouraged
to access pornography. It has links with violence against women and
children, including rape and sexual abuse.'
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| Colin Hart |
Director of the Christian Institute, said:
Younger and
younger children are being confronted with violent and sexual images they would not have
been a generation ago. Television appears to be out of control.
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| Isaac Hayes |
US soul singer who previously voiced Chef
in South Park,
He quit saying that the satirical cartoon television show
has overstepped the mark with its ridiculing of religion. There is a
place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and
intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins,
said Hayes, an outspoken Scientologist who has voiced the character of
the school cook in the series since 1997. Religious beliefs are
sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured. As
a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show
that disrespects those beliefs and practices.
Matt Stone, co-creator of
South Park, said: This is 100 per
cent having to do with his faith of Scientology. He has no problem - and
he's cashed plenty of cheques - with our show making fun of Christians.
We never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology.
He wants a different standard for religions other than his own and,
to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin.
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| Norman Hazell |
Holier than thou Wakefield
councillor who spouted the following bollox about a prospective lap dancing
club:It's an absolute disgrace. They may well have it in Leeds and Bradford – I would say to them 'let them
have it there if they want it' because we certainly don't want it here. We have got to try to preserve the Christian ethos in the city.
There are enough people coming into Wakefield for the clubs – people who see
the need for lap dancing are not the sort of people we want to see coming
into the city centre.
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| Hugh Henry |
Paisley South MSPOn the subject of a new lap dancing
venue: The opening of this club is a sad day for Paisley. There is no
place in this town for so-called entertainment which demeans and degrades
women.
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| Cardinal Basil Hume |
Speaking at the 1999 LIFE annual conference
Society
should end it's obsession with sex, eliminate pornography and put sexual intimacy in it's
proper place, marriage.
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| Mahroof Hussain |
Local councillor in Rotherham. Objecting to a sex shop,
said: There are lot of people who are unhappy about this. It is just the
wrong place - it is on a main road and will be there for everyone to see.
As if the mere sight of a sex shop is enough to
justify his repression of his fellow man
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| David Johnson |
Head of communications for Liverpool
Diocese, said: We have grave concerns about the place of hardcore sex
shops in a civilised society. It does not bode well for Liverpool when it is
talking about being a city of culture, to be encouraging this kind of
development. [The Melon Farmers have grave concerns
about the place of intolerance in a civilised society]
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| Peter Johnson |
Stockport's Plaza Theatre box office manager whinging about
a nearby sex shop: It’s not for the Plaza to be for or against sex shops,
[BUT...] we just believe the location is not right. Hundreds of
children walk past every day.
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| Rev Tom Kant |
Minister at the Laigh Kirk branded a topless barber shop as
'sordid' and degrading to men and women. There is no place
for this shop in Paisley,
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| Jane Kennedy |
Labour Works & Pensions Minister & MP for Wavertree
She complained of Liverpool's tolerance zone idea:
Prostitution is
normally part of organised criminal activity, which also involves
people-trafficking, drug dealing, counterfeiting goods, smuggling and
money-laundering.
(Yes but that's because bollox politicians like
Kennedy criminalise it)
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| Ken King |
York councillor on the subject of lap dancing licence
applications: I don't have a problem in principle with these
establishments, ...although... I do sometimes feel sorry for
those people who feel they need to go to them.
Seven would be too many. That would seem a lot for a place the size of
York. I just can't imagine there would be the clientele within the city to
make that many viable. I can only imagine that people would come in from
outside.
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| Joanne Kingsland |
Human rights abuser on Gateshead council who sets her
personal dislike of sex shops above the rights of those she represents.
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| Robert Light |
Kirklees Council Conservative Leader.
Said he thinks
there has to be a point when the number of lap dancing clubs must be
limited. I believe it is very important clubs like this one need to be
approved only after a lot of thought and a moral judgement. As a
father I ask myself would I want my children walking past these places and
asking questions? We have a duty to protect their innocence and lap
dancing clubs and other shops that are already in town centres don't make it
easy.
He seems to think that his moral judgement is somehow
better than those that want to visit or work in a lap dancing clubs
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| Granville Lord |
Burnley Councillor who said he considered it to be totally
degrading to the community to have sex shops in the town. It is disgusting to the
people of Burnley. I don't feel there is any room for them in this town, there is always
mail order e-mail or the Internet for anyone who wants it, he added.
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| Jo Lovelock |
Reading Councillor objected to the transfer of a sex
shop licence. She said: If there was an opportunity to remove this
establishment, which is near to a primary school, it would be desirable. The
council and police are working hard with local people to overcome the seedy
image of Oxford Road and fewer sex shops would help towards that objective.
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| Father Francis Martin |
Moral theologian for
Liverpool's Catholic Archdiocese, said he was disappointed about the
granting of a sex shop license: Pornography degrades both those who make it and those who use
it, and corrupts men's attitudes towards women. [Religion degrades both those who preach it and those abuse it, and corrupts
men's attitudes towards tolerance of their fellow men]
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| Paddy McGowan |
Omagh councillor who has displayed arrogance beyond belief
on the subject of a local sex shop. He rejected any notion that he was being
narrow-minded: I do not think
it is me who has the problem. The people with the problem are those who frequent shops like that.
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| R Meads |
Anti-Smuggling Manager at HM Thieves & Excise.
Sent
the following bullying letter to someone being caught importing adult consensual porn for
the 3rd time. Of course Customs continually refuse to justify why they consider such porn
obscene in the first place:
You were recently sent a "Notice of Seizure" form C&E 41 in respect
of an importation of DVD's. This notice warns of the possibilty of criminal proceedings
being instituted against importers of indecent and obscene material.
After careful consideration it has been decided under the provisions of the law
available to the customs and excise to confine our action in this instance to seizure of
the goods involved. You are warned however that similar leniency may not be extended to
you if you are again reported for an offence of this nature.
It should be understood that in the event of a conviction in future
for an offence under the customs and excise acts, details of this seizure
may be given to the court.
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| Dave Nellis |
Coventry councillor in the "social alliance".
There always has to be a nutter when it comes to a sex shop licence application.
Gosford
street is an old street, with a number of historic timber framed buildings on it, and some
old weavers' top-shops. It's also an absolute dumped, lined with fast food joints, pubs,
restaurants, & 2nd hand shops. There's also a lot of derelict shops and odd little
industrial units along it. Nellist complained that a sex shop would bring the street down!
[One of his fellow socialist alliance councillors works for the Cyrenians, and their HQ is
on this street, complete with boarded up windows -- looks very nice!].
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| Elizabeth Newson |
Produced a report after the Jamie Bolger killing that is
cited by many as evidence against violent videos. In this report she said:
Many of us
hold our liberal ideals of freedom of expression dear, BUT... now begin
to feel that we were naive in our failure to predict the extent of damaging material and
its all too free availability to children.
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| Lord Northbourne |
In supporting the Earl of
Halsbury's 1999 Obscenity Bill he came up with the following to try and suggest that
exposure
to pornography produces an enhanced interest in deviant sexuality
The process is referred to as "escalation". It results from the concept
of normalisation--that is, the more you read about these things happening, the more you
begin to believe that they may not be so awful after all and to say, Lots of other people
are doing them, so why shouldn't I?. One thus becomes desensitised
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| Stephen Ogden |
Altrincham ward councillor wrote to a child protesting
about a sex shop: I wrote to Georgia-May today on this matter. I share
her sentiments.
And the child's views that he was supporting in a letter to the council:
If we let these people have their way and get their filthy shop then we let
something terrible happen. This shop will attract paedophiles, perverts and
rapists. As well as the fact that the crime rate may rise, we will be
letting children in the community get contaminated. Altrincham will become
an alleyway of crime with strange people hanging around when children are
walking home from school as it is a direct route from Loreto Grammar School
which I attend. I do hope you take my points seriously and help me crush the
people who are giving Altrincham a bad name.
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| Mike Olley |
Birmingham Councillor who whinged about humorous posters
for lap dancing clubs: We allowed clubs self regulation, but it is clear some cannot behave in a
responsible manner.Self regulation was clearly not allowed. Lap
dancing clubs are regulated to the point of being totally sterile.
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| Geraldine Ormonde |
Human rights abuser on Gateshead council who sets her
personal dislike of sex shops above the rights of those she represents.
|
| Abdul Osman |
Vice Chair of the Leicester Council Licensing
Committe who voted against a special one-off showing of the Last House on the
Left. He was in the minority of one in an otherwise heroic effort from Leicester
Council.
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| Yinka Oyekan |
Baptist minister of Grovelands Christian Fellowship,
Reading: ulnerable youngsters need protection and we certainly don't need
more sexual liberalism in our town. The problem with sex shops is that, by
definition, they offer various materials of an adult content. That attracts
men, and some women, we might not want in the area.
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| Ricky Panter |
Archdeacon of Liverpool whinged about a hair care advert alluding to
Christianity
Panter said: It seemed to me the advertisement
crossed a line. I felt very uncomfortable with it. It was targeting the
Lord’s Prayer and I felt it was taking the mick. This is not about
censorship or about being prudish...[BUT]...It is simply about every individual’s
right to signal when they think a line has been crossed.
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| Anne Parry |
Mayor of Llandudno expressed outrage at proposals for an
adult store on Llandudno's main street: We don't want that sort of thing
in Llandudno. We are a Victorian town, what would our ancestors think? The
Victorians had good standards and principles.
Quoting that the Victorians had good standards hardly counts as a
justification for human rights abuse.
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| Ann Pearston |
Founded the Dunblane Snowdrop Campaign in March 1996, said
she was horrified at some of the graphic images in Club a Seal internet
game. She said: I really question the benefits of the internet with children. Parents
are not going to be able to stop the manufacturers of these games, so people in the
industry must club together with the Government to try and regulate the web.
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| Angela Perkins |
Chair of the National Board of Catholic Women
On the subject of lads' mags: Whilst freedom of speech and expression are
rightly defended foundations of our society...[BUT]... it is
frankly disgusting that these liberties can be exploited to the extent where
children have free access to such degrading explicit material.
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| Prince Philip |
The Internet is a fantastic
development...but it is difficult to estimate the harm that it can do
when it is exploited by peddlers of pornography and other crooks. I suggest that the
greatest challenge before us is to find ways of combining high-quality technical training
with a proper grounding in ethics and morality (Too true, if
Prince Philip had a proper grounding in ethics he wouldn't be trying deny his own subjects
their sexual pleasures)
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| Rev Dr William Philip |
From Glasgow's St George's Tron, said on the subject of a
lap dancing licence application: We have objected in the past to a
similar application elsewhere in the city centre. We will also object to
this - not because it's on our doorstep but because this is not the kind of
thing we should have in this city.
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| Peter Pike |
Burnley MP who sided with Mediawatch-UK to call for
MTV's stunt show Jackass to be banned
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| David Puttnam |
Film producer (and ex-Hollywood film producer)
Puttnam blamed Hollywood films for fuelling a culture of bullying in
British schools. He said films that featured violence and aggression devoid of human consequences were leading to the growth of bullying in
the playground, with children imitating what they saw on the big and small
screens. He added that films were dumbing down and failing to address real
moral problems.
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| Valerie Riches |
Spokesperson for Family and Youth Concern accused the BBFC
of being incapable of differentiating between what is corrupt and healthy.
Later commented on the subject of the subject of the Playboy
Channel on hotel TV: B&Bs and small hotels are mainly used by families,
particularly those with young children. To have them exposed to this kind of gross
material is distressing and disturbing.
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| Jim Rodgers |
Ulster Unionist who said about an appeal court ruling that
Belfast Council were abusing human rights in their blanket ban on sex shops:
a deeply worrying precedent had been set. The human rights excuse
is being used left, right and centre. It is absolutely horrendous. Human
rights has gone mad. I'm all for human rights being protected
BUT.. I don't think this ruling is in the best interests of the city.
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| Jim Ryan |
Bickenhill councillor whose ward
covers the National Exhibition CentreIt shows the depth of
nutterdom when they object to trade shows with no public access. Just the
knowledge that business people are talking about adult products is enough to
get them foaming at the mouth.
He said:
The NEC must be desperate to have to
agree to an exhibition like this. I understood that the NEC was a premier
national and international centre and I do not see why they would scrape the
barrel with an event like this. It saddens me that the NEC feels it can
agree to hold this. I think it's sending out the wrong signals to the region
and the rest of the country that the NEC is having to rely on the porn
industry for business. It detracts from the quality we expect from the NEC.
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| Mohammed Sabir, |
Peterborough councillor who selectively represents Central
WardA table-dancing club is not something we should encourage –
Peterborough is not that kind of city. It isn't right for us. We already
have enough ordinary clubs and people are more into going out with families
than this sort of thing. He also worried that the club
could attract sex maniacs.
Sounds like a throwback to Mary Whitehouse speak of the 60s
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| Sir Iqbal Sacranie |
Head of the Muslim Council of Britain, said same-sex
relationships risked damaging the very foundations of society. He said that
homosexuality spread disease and was immoral.
A man at the forefront of the book-burning mob who threatened Rushdie’s
life, when Sacranie declared: Death, I think, is too easy for him.
For this part in incitement to murder, Sacranie was awarded not the stiff
custodial sentence one might expect, but a knighthood.
Sir Iqbal said civil partnerships were "harmful" and not acceptable:
This is harmful. It does not augur well in building the very foundations of
society - stability, family relationships. And it is something we would
certainly not in any form encourage the community to be involved in.
Speaking on BBC Radio Four's PM programme, Sir Iqbal underlined the
importance of tolerance... BUT... asked if homosexuality
itself was harmful to society he said: What is not acceptable, there is a
good reason for it. Each of our faiths tell us that it is harmful and I
think, if you look into the scientific evidence that has been available in
terms of the forms of various other illnesses and diseases that are there,
surely it points out that where homosexuality is practised there is a
greater concern in that area.
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| Joyce Sanders |
Derbyshire County Council's cabinet member for community
services who totally exaggerated the seriousness of a sale of legal
R18 material to adults.: If pornography is sold from car boot sales there is
no control over who can buy it which means it can get into the hands of
children. This is a serious case and we will continue to scour
Derbyshire for similar practices and prosecute where we find pornographic
material being sold in this way.
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| Phil Shaddock |
Liberal Democrat Portsmouth Councillor
Snitched on a
fellow councillor for the ludicrous crime of downloading internet porn. It is not even as
if the supposed offence was committed at work or on work time. The only vague suggestion
of improprietory was that the councillor had used a lap-top on permanent loan from the
council.
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| Hamdy Shahein |
Newsagent who campaigned agai |