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Jan Böhmermann

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Faversham Oyster Fishery Company Bill [HL]
Wednesday 4th May 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

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My noble friend has raised a critical point: that whenever we have freedoms, we also have responsibilities. There is no law to prevent us saying things about foreign heads of state that they may find uncomfortable, but we do have laws to prevent incitement against individuals, groups and religions. That is the right approach.

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