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The Conservative Party seems to be allergic to *doing things*, whether that be building houses, securing a cheap and plentiful supply of energy, prosecuting and locking up criminals, or securing our borders.
It will give the CMA almost unlimited powers to prosecute big tech companies. The Bill is a signal to stop investing in Britain.
There are enough mutinous MPs to sink almost any legislation, and he is in no position to face them down in the name of the bigger picture.
Only with my amendments in place can the bill truly protect security, privacy, and freedom of speech.
It isn’t perfect, but it now focuses on real harms to vulnerable people rather than dangerous attempts to police free speech amongst adults.
The balance between freedom of speech and security is important; wherever the line is drawn, it must be drawn clearly.
When will the Conservative Party actually stand up and fight for the values of the open society? If it refuses to do so, what is its point exactly?
The move toward legalising every corner of life undermines community accountability, politicises justice, and paves the way for legally privileging fashionable causes over others.
From home schooling to free speech on the internet, ministers keep turning good principles into bad law.
This legislation worries both Toby Young and I. But I believe it can ensure we protect free speech whilst minimising harm.
It is hard to see how he will manage to reconcile freedom of speech on the internet with the requirement to prevent legal but harmful content.
The Online Safety Bill is a welcome start but given the huge range of issues it covers, is it too unwieldy?
Despite ministers’ reassurances and some improvements, the Bill’s safeguards for free speech online are insufficient.
The Government has already done the hard yards by committing to giving options. I am now imploring Ministers not to let the legislation fall short at this final hurdle.