Toby Young Rips Apart Labour’s ‘Pub Banter Ban’ in Lords Maiden Speech

Free speech champion Lord Toby Young delivered his maiden speech today with a fiery warning about the ‘banter ban’ buried in Labour’s Employment Rights Bill. Clause 18 of the Bill expands employer liability for third-party (non-sexual) harassment of employees, meaning pub landlords may have to hire “banter bouncers” to eavesdrop on punters and remove them if someone takes offence at what is said.[…] Read the rest