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Posted November 1, 2012 -  No Comment

Rowan Atkinson lends support for free speech and the right to insult people

I have to say, upfront, I love the civility that surrounds any discussion of British politics. The most recent example occurred 16 October when Rowan Atkinson took issue with a particular clause in the Public Order Act of 1986 in Britain. As Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 currently reads, Edmund Blackadder would […]

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