Owen Polley: The suspension of elected councillors by Northern Ireland watchdog sets a dangerous precedent for free speech
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Owen Polley: The suspension of elected councillors by Northern Ireland watchdog sets a dangerous precedent for free speech

May 4, 2026
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​​The Free Speech Union (FSU) has taken up the case of a local councillor, who was suspended for three months for suggesting that radical views about gay and trans issues are sometimes held in parallel with sympathy for Hamas.

Owen Polley: The suspension of elected councillors by Northern Ireland watchdog sets a dangerous precedent for free speech
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