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UK Censorship Groucho Marx got it right when playing dictator Rufus T Firefly in Duck Soup. He clearly had Tony Blair and Gordon Brown in mind If any form of pleasure is exhibited, Freedoms are eroding rapidly in the UK. This section covers UK censorship news particularly where it is attributed to UK government and politicians. Note that additional UK Censorship issues will be covered in other sections of Melon Farmers Thanks to Freeworld for the quote |
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| Parliament | Decriminalising Mini Brothels Baroness Miller suggests a few good amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill | 19th Jun |
| UK News | Burning Issue Liverpool to consult residents over an 18 rating for movies with smoking | 18th Jun |
| UK News | NightStick High Court allows Times newspaper to identify policeman blogger | 18th Jun |
| Extreme Porn | Dangerous Easier than Obscene First victims of the Dangerous Pictures Act | 17th Jun |
| UK News | Hurting Credibility I wonder if chiropractors can cure this with a back massage? | 17th Jun |
| Parliament | Noble Lords Tory opposition amendments to Labour's paying for sex prosecution lottery | 17th Jun |
| UK News | Police Culture of Censorship University calls in police for the opinion on matters of art and censorship | 17th Jun |
| Parliament | Censorship Concern Christians concerned about censorship only when it suits them | 15th Jun |
| Gov | Carted Off Another government internet censor to quit | 13th Jun |
| Parliament | Play Group MPs for group to discuss video game issues | 13th Jun |
| UK News | The Art of the Nasty Film Festival Book launch and one day film festival | 13th Jun |
| Parliament | Pandering to Man Haters Noxious MacTaggart adds more nastiness to buying sex lottery | 10th Jun |
| Gov | New Government Censors Reshuffling Ministers for Censorship | 6th Jun |
| UK News | Chiropractors' Libel Claim The law has no place in scientific disputes | 6th Jun |
| UK News | Privacy and Street Photography Where does privacy begin | 5th Jun |
| UK News | Back Problems When chiropractors drag a top science writer into the libel courts, the country has lost its backbone | 4th Jun |
| UK News | Snitch Happy Britain Brits the mostly likely to flag up YouTube videos | 4th Jun |
| Parliament | Clear Link Nutter MP spouts vague bollox about links between violent media and knife crime | 3rd Jun |
| Gov | Good Riddance to a Bad Home Secretary Britain is a worse place thanks to Jacqui Smith | 3rd Jun |
| UK News | Academic Trash Brunel University and Nouveaux Pictures to take trash seriously | 1st Jun |
| UK News: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Latest |
| Offsite linked articles |
| UK Petitions & Campaigns |
| Scottish Greens: Policy to end restrictions on the adult consensual sex trade (Nov 05) |
| Lib Dems: A Liberal View Charles Kennedy on pornography laws (Oct 05) |
| Lib Dems: Censorship and Freedom of Expression (pdf March 04) |
| Lib Dems: Talking Shop (Sex shops that is) (Sep 02) |
| Hall Of Shame "I don't believe in censorship BUT...." |
| Hall Of Fame The good guys |
| Parliament Watch: 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Latest |
| Government Censorship News 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Latest |
| Criminalising Extreme Porn: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Latest |
| Criminalising Anime: 2008 2009 Latest |
| Consultation: Non-photographic depictions of child abuse (12th March 2008) |
| Extreme Porn: Criminal Injustice & Immigration Bill 2nd Reading Debate (19th Oct 2007) |
| Extreme Porn: Published Responses to the Government Proposals (2005-2006) |
| Extreme Porn: A summary of Scottish Extreme Pornography Consultation Responses (April 2006) |
| Extreme Porn: A legal opinion on the Extreme Pornography Proposals by Rabinder Singh QC (Dec 2005) |
| Extreme Porn: Government Consultation on Extreme Pornography Responses (May 2006) |
| D-Notices: Discreet UK censorship of security matters (June 2008) |
| Intimidating the BBC: News about the Iraqi War not pro-Government enough (Feb 2004) |
| Sexual Offences Act 2004 (Jan 2004) |
| Parliament Watch: Blasphemy (June 2003) |
| XXX, a Home Office Comment (May 2003) |
| Communications Bill 2002 (Nov 2002) |
| Latest from the Department of Culture, Media, Sport and Proscription (Feb 2001) |
| UK Law |
| Indecent Displays Act 1981 with subsequent amendments (Offsite June 2009) |
| Street Photography is it legal or not? (May 2009) |
| Law for Bloggers Court reporting restrictions only apply to those that know about them (April 2009) |
| Possession of Pornography and The Dangerous Pictures Act (Nov 2008) |
| Communications Law State spying in Britain that would make the Stasi proud (Nov 2008) |
| British Law Commission report says no to SM discrimination (Oct 2008) |
| Dogging & Swinging: Is it legal? (Sep 2008) |
| Slander & Libel for Bloggers (Aug 2008) |
| Obscene Publications Act Max sentence increased to 5 years (May 2008) |
| Hated Law Blasphemy laws repealed (May 2008) |
| Naturism and Public Nudity Is it legal? (March 2008) |
| Lap-dance protesters need to know the law (Dec 2007) |
| Outraging Public Decency Where the law says you can have sex (Nov 2007) |
| Human Rights Links to the Human Rights Act 1998 & case history updates (Oct 2006) |
| Issues with the Sexual Offences Act of 2004 (June 2005) |
| High Court Judgement confirming that R18 by mail order is illegal (offsite May 2005) |
| Proscription of Satellite Channels Used by the Government to ban channels (Feb 2005) |
| Court of Appeal judgement from R vs Stephane Laurent Perrin UK Internet jurisdiction (offsite March 2002) |
| Video Recordings Act A detailed view (May 2001) |
| The Legalisation of Hardcore High Court review of VAC decision to pass hardcore at R18 (offsite May 2000) |
| Legal Debate Mail order R18s, satellite proscription etc |
| Enforcement | Customs Watch news about the enforcement agency with an attitude problem |
| Customs Seizures since the change of guidelines in 2000 | |
| Censorship the Corollary of Corruption Part 1 Part 2 The serialisation of a novel by Mike Freeman | |
| Piss Poor Standards at Derby Trading Standards (Oct 2005) | |
| Non Consensual Punishment Crown Persecution Service on spanking (Dec 2003) | |
| Model Persecutions Cheshire police excel in persecution (July 2003) |
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