The Campaign Against Censorship (CAC) is a Fareham

Fareham

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, England

England

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-based political pressure group

Pressure groups in the United Kingdom

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 that opposes censorship

Censorship

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 and promotes freedom of expression in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The group was formerly named the Defence of Literature and the Arts Society (DLAS) and was founded in 1968 to assist writers and artists. In 1983, the group was relaunched as the Campaign Against Censorship.

Officers of the CAC include Edward Goodman, a lawyer and former Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 councillor

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, and Dr Nigel Meek, who is also the editor and membership secretary of the Libertarian Alliance

Libertarian Alliance

The Libertarian Alliance comprises two libertarian think tanks in Great Britain that promote free-market economics and civil liberties...

 and the Society for Individual Freedom

Society for Individual Freedom

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They are a member of Backlash

Backlash (pressure group)

Backlash is an umbrella group formed in 2005 to coordinate opposition to the “Consultation on the possession of extreme pornographic material” issued in the UK jointly by the Home Office and the Scottish Executive...

, which was formed in 2005 in order to oppose a new law criminalising possession of "extreme pornography

Extreme pornography

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