by Toby Young, The Daily Sceptic
A retired Special Constable who was arrested and held in a cell for eight hours for a social media post is to sue Kent Police with the help of the Free Speech Union.
The story of Julian Foulkes’ ordeal was published in today’s Telegraph:
Julian Foulkes, from Gillingham in Kent, was handcuffed at his home by six officers from Kent Police – the force he had served for a decade – after challenging a supporter of pro-Palestinian marches on X.
Police body-worn camera footage captured officers scrutinising the 71-year-old’s collection of books by authors such as Douglas Murray, a Telegraph contributor, and issues of The Spectator, pointing to what they described as “very Brexity things”.
They were also shown raising concerns about a shopping list containing bleach, tin foil and gloves drawn up by Mr Foulkes’s wife, a hairdresser.
“Free speech is clearly under attack,” said Mr Foulkes. “Nobody is really safe… the public needs to see what’s happening, and be shocked.”
Read also: ‘Brexity things’? This is a new low for the thoughtpolice by Fraser Myers, spiked