Archive of News
The story of the No Offence Campaign
- Writers' Guild resurrects anti-censorship committee in response to the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill - 23rd August 2005
- IFEX writes about the controversy surrounding the Religious Hatred bill, with reference to English PEN's soon to be published Free Expression is No Offence - 27th July 2005
- Read the ongoing debate on the Racial and Religious hatred bill - 11th July 2005
- Ian McEwan's letter to Tony Blair - 15th June 2005 - McEwan's reponse to Racial and Religious Hatred Bill
- Urgent message from Lisa Appignanesi and other PEN members - 9th June 2005
- Speech by Baroness Kennedy, House Of Lords - 23rd May 2005
- Letter from Lisa Appignanesi, Deputy President of English PEN to Charles Clarke - dated 11th May 2005
- Charles Clarke replies on behalf of Labour - defends the Labour Party's position, 26th April 2005
- Members of English PEN send Charles Clarke a letter - wants the MP to clarify the Labour party's intentions on the earlier suggested 'incitement to religious hatred' bill.
- Labour Will Try to Outlaw Religious Hatred Again - the Labour party writes in its 2005 manifesto
- The Lords Debate the Offence - a report from the House of Lords' debate by Lisa Appignanesi, 16th March 2005
- Response to the Re-wording of the Offence - sent to Home Office minister Fiona Mactaggart 10th February 2005
- Letter to the Prime Minister and Cabinet - sent January 28 2005