Mark Glendening argues free speech in Britain and the West is under increasing internal attack, citing “non-crime hate incidents,” broad Public Order Act powers, online and even private-message prosecutions, and proposals to criminalize non-affirmation of transgender identity under “conversion therapy” laws. He says enforcement is often aimed at the right and anti-transgender feminists, though he notes prosecutions of some left-wing Palestine Action supporters. Glendening traces today’s speech controls to cultural strategies developed after Marxism waned, highlighting Gramsci, the Frankfurt School (especially Marcuse), and French postmodernists. He urges electoral pressure campaigns, praises Elon Musk and X, and warns that debanking, digital ID, and Soros-backed regulation threaten liberties.

00:00 Meet Mark Glendening

01:07 Britain’s Free Speech Legacy

02:04 Non Crime Hate Incidents

04:23 Policing Private Speech

06:52 Who Gets Targeted

09:29 Conversion Therapy Crackdown

16:09 Why the New Left Censors

21:21 Three Intellectual Roots

28:37 The Sixties Cultural Turn

36:12 Words Liberal vs Progressive

43:31 Digital ID and Debanking

44:46 Fighting Back Politically

48:04 Elon Musk and X

50:07 US Elections and Internet Speech

52:20 Final Thoughts on Liberty

https://iea.org.uk/tag/marc-glendening/

https://iea.org.uk/publications/transgender-ideology-a-new-threat-to-liberal-values/

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