“Do you want lies with that?“…

…a feline observation made on X/twitter. Whilst we make no comment on that particular instance, there does appear to have been a significant increase in deliberate misinformation in politically motivated communications following the UK General Election and in the run-up to the US Presidential Election.

“Silent prayer” at abortion clinics

With regard to “silent prayer“, the Public Order Act 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 2 May 2023 and remains unchanged apart from the Commencement Orders 1 to 3. Section 9 (Offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services) was not in force at Royal Assent – see s.35(5) – and the only “new law” prior to October 2024 is likely to be a further Commencement Order bringing s.9 into force. Continue reading →