Free Speech

Towards the end of the twentieth century, those who advocated what became known as 'Political Correctness' rightly identified the ways in which marginalised groups were often disparaged in everyday speech. Casual expressions of homophobia, racism and sexism went from being commonplace to being rejected by the vast majority of the public over the course of just two decades. Since then, the victories of Political Correctness have formed the basis for a new intolerant mindset, one that seeks to mo…