Musings of a Libertarian

Tomorrow will see the closing arguments in the sham trial of Hong Kong democracy activist and British citizen Jimmy Lai. The 77-year-old has been kept in solitary confinement since December 2020. His preferred foreign lawyer, Tim Owen KC, was barred from representing him under new requirements of Hong Kong’s “National Security” Law, and the Department of “Justice” has systematically denied him his choice of counsel. Until December 2024, Lai was not even permitted visits from his family; the communists now allow him thirty minutes a month, through a glass screen. Before the fist of the CCP fell on Hong Kong, Lai ran Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper and outspoken critic of Beijing. He joined the anti-extradition protests and funded opposition groups in his fight for freedom. His “crimes” under the Hong Kong “National Security” Law — which, in violation of international law to which the UK is a signatory, made toilet paper out of “One Country, Two Systems” and was imposed on Hong Ko...

  ONLINE "SAFETY" ACT PROTEST SATURDAY 23RD AUGUST Following unprecedented and worse-than-expected State overreach under the newly enforced provisions of the Online "Safety" Act last week, the Libertarian Party NCC has resolved to reframe our upcoming event as a protest directly opposing the State censorship enabled by this legislation. To quote Wessex Co-ordinator and newly elected Nominating Officer Ben Allsop in Friday’s article: the Act is “one of the most dangerous attacks on free speech and privacy in modern British history.” Writing just three days ago, Ben warned that the Act would be used to suppress disagreement, discourage protest, and shut down the very essence of a free and open society. Tragically, these predictions have already proven true: Within hours, content began disappearing from social media — including Katie Lam’s speech in The Commons on grooming gangs. 𝗔𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗣’𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 ...