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October 19th, 2005 at 12:40 am

Racial and Religious Hatred Bill

» by Walter Olson

It’s a clear and present danger to free speech in the United Kingdom (Andrew Stuttaford, NRO “The Corner”, Oct. 18). More: Jul. 16, 2004; Jun. 11, Jun. 27, Aug. 17, 2005.

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