A comedian lands at Heathrow and finds himself met by officers as though he posed a terrorist threat . His offense? A social media joke about trans people. He’s released on bail on the condition he doesn’t post on X .
Another man prays silently outside the “safe zone” of an abortion clinic and is hauled off, given a two-year conditional discharge, and fined £9,000 (just over $12,000).
We hope Britain pulls up from its nosedive, but let’s not delude ourselves. America faces the same temptations.
A third man waves the Union Jack at a pro-Palestinian march in England — only to be arrested. Reuters quickly ran interference: not for the flag , they said, but for a “racially aggravated public order offence” and “homophobic abuse.” As if that makes it better.
And we’re still not men