'I Called out "Free Speech Champion" Laurence Fox as a “Racist” – and He Tried (and Failed) to Bully Me into Silence' – Byline Times

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'I Called out "Free Speech Champion" Laurence Fox as a “Racist” – and He Tried (and Failed) to Bully Me into Silence' – Byline Times

Until 4 March this year, describing Laurence Fox as “racist” risked the ‘free speech champion’ making legal threats with the prospect of financial ruin attached – as quite a number of people can testify. Prior to that date, the actor-turned-TV presenter and politician faced regular accusations of racism from social media critics, and would often respond by promising expensive court action. But due in part to Mukhtar Yassin, a young Black British…