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Backlash (pressure group)


 
 

Backlash is an umbrella group formed to coordinate opposition to the “Consultation on the possession of extreme pornographicExtreme pornography

Extreme Pornography is a term introduced by the UK Government to refer to pornography depicting acts of serious violence, ne...
 material” issued in the UK jointly by the Home OfficeHome Office

The Home Office is a United Kingdom government department, responsible for internal affairs, such as law and order throughou...
 and the Scottish ExecutiveFacts About Scottish Executive

The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotland's ...
. Its stated belief is that the proposals underlying the consultation represent an unjustified assault on freedom of speechFreedom of speech

Freedom of speech is the concept of being able to speak freely without censorship....
 and freedom of expression .

is provided by Backlash as an independent platform for the discussion of the proposed UK law on the possession of 'extreme pornography'.

See also

  • Spanner case

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