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The UK government is cracking down on… pub talk. You know, the extremist bollocks you discuss over a pint?
It’s dangerous!
Under the new Employment Rights Bill—critics are calling it the “Banter Ban”—British pub owners could be held legally liable for offensive or “harassing” comments made by customers. That means if someone at the bar makes a politically incorrect joke, the landlord could face consequences. Not the drunk guy at the end of the bar. The landlord.
In this scenario, someone would take a job at a pub expecting to only hear unoffensive things? And if they are offended, it’s someone else’s fault!?
Supporters claim it’s about workplace protections. In reality, it’s a preemptive strike on free speech, enforced by turning publicans into compliance officers.
If speech at the pub is unsafe, where is it safe?