In June 1968 the ancient buildings of the Sorbonne in Paris were covered with graffiti including: À bas l’État! (Down with the state!) Si tu veux être heureux pends ton propriétaire! (Happiness is hanging your landlord!) Ici, bientôt, de charmantes ruines! (Coming soon – charming ruins!) Il est interdit d’interdire! (No forbidding allowed!) Marx, Mao, Marcuse!
Rob Henderson, a PhD student at Cambridge, has become known recently for his theory of ‘luxury beliefs’.
On 22 January 2009, a Brighton care home for elderly Christians won back thousands of pounds of funding withdrawn by the local council because of its biblical beliefs on homosexuality.
AFTER seven-and-a-half years, the ‘gay cake case’ is finally over. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has thrown out Gareth Lee’s challenge to the UK Supreme Court’s unanimous 2018 ruling in favour of Ashers Baking Company.
On 8 January 2014 the House of Lords voted overwhelmingly to protect free speech from unjustified state interference.
Every year presents its own challenges, and 2021 has been no different.
