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  Ok - one last time: Davies was not saying anything clever, innovative or helpful. He may have meant to do so, but he failed. What he did do was feed into prejudices and collude with those who would like to reverse the gains made in recent years in promoting the rights of the disabled and the vulnerable - and they are not one and the same! It matters very much that we are free to debate race, disability, whatever, and free speech is dear to us all - a bit like the NHS, really. That means it is precious and worth protecting but is not set in stone! Free speech does not mean the freedom to say any old thing, it means the freedom to debate responsibly and to disagree and hold controversial views. It does not mean causing offence or trivialising others, it does mean expressing sometimes challenging ideas freely. Davies fails all the tests.

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