Probably one of the most important discussions of the day – what are we actually free to say.

The debate over free speech The banning of Donald Trump from twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat has caused a freedom-of-expression furore not seen in America for half a century and before. The Independent Workers of the World – Wobblies as they were known – fought for free speech for nine years in the 1900s.… Continue reading Why Donald was trumped by his desire to blow with the hot air of the unfettered cyber world

Cafcass has said one of its leading advisors has been misrepresented in the ‘bear garden’ of social media. The organisation, described as a child protection agency and the largest employer of social workers in the UK, is regularly attacked on Facebook, twitter and other ‘free speech’ sites by alienated parents. But it has defended itself… Continue reading Campaigner tells of toxic parental alienation attacks as Cafcass denies social media ‘comments’

Does Dylan really owe the wife of one-time song collaborator Jacques Levy £5.25m? Or is this just a desire to get a share of Bob’s fortune at a time when he is, quite rightly, cashing in his assets? In the complaint, to the New York Supreme Court, Claudia Levy has accused Dylan and Universal of failing… Continue reading Clash on the Levy as Jacque’s wife ‘desires’ £5m off Bob from songs sale

Hate speech online will become a criminal offence under proposed legislation. But there will be a high tolerance before any prosecution. Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has revealed the findings of a consultation on Hate Speech and Hate Crime. And she is expected to launch legislation within the next three months and curtail at… Continue reading Say what thou wilt … that’s the evil that caused the ‘wilting’ of your freedom to speak your mind out

Gentlemen Ranters Rodney and Leigh get to the nitty gritty of freedom of speech and still have a laugh along the way, tell us what you think in the comments section below the show. #rant #trump #freedom #the media #newspapers #freespeech #US #biden #election

Phil Spector was known as the first Tycoon of Teen. And yet he thought he could ‘improve’ Bob Dylan. It’s hard to say that it is sad that Spector has died aged 81 in squalor and prison, rumoured to have been dispatched into the after-life by Covid. After all, he was a murderer and a… Continue reading Squalid end to Tycoon of Teen Spector… the man who thought he could improve Dylan

As US President-elect Joe Biden outlined his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan Slovakia has decided on a street-wise way of administering vaccines outdoors in cities and towns. Slovakia’s parliament has decided that ‘jabs’ will be given outside doctor’s surgeries, despite freezing temperatures, to speed up the inoculation process. In the US the pandemic death toll… Continue reading How Slovakia has become street-wise in Covid-19 battle

Leigh and Rodney put the world to rights with laughter, rants and serious talking

Derek Buckham is a British singer and songwriter with a career stretching back almost half a century … In the early ‘80s he put together a band called Tokyo Rose with Val Ophfield, Graham Bradley and Geoff Pybus. Their first big gig was Annabels in Sunderland, still Derek’s home town and pretty quickly Tokyo Rose… Continue reading Tokyo Rose’s Derek performs a strident song for our angels in blue…