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When Salman Rushdie faced a fatwa after publishing The Satanic Verses, it was a defining moment for free speech in Britain. But decades later, has Labour — or the wider political class — learned anything? According to Tom Slater, editor of Spiked, the answer is a resounding no.

In this fiery Heretics episode, Andrew Gold and Tom Slater dive deep into the failures of Labour and the Left to defend free expression in the age of identity politics and Islamo-woke cultural capture. Instead of standing with writers like Rushdie, Labour has increasingly sided with the forces of censorship, appeasement, and ideological conformity.

🔥 Inside this interview, you’ll uncover:

Why Salman Rushdie’s fatwa still matters today — and what it reveals about the cowardice of Britain’s elites.

How Labour abandoned universal free speech in favour of pandering to identity blocs.

The disturbing alliance between Labour and the Greens that normalises anti-free speech rhetoric.

Why figures like Graham Linehan and Rylan Clark find themselves at the sharp end of cancel culture.

How multiculturalism, once sold as inclusion, has morphed into a tool for silencing criticism.

The media’s complicity — from Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart to Sopel & Maitlis — in protecting progressive dogmas.

What this cultural shift means for ordinary people who just want honesty, debate, and common sense in politics.

This is not just about Rushdie — it’s about the future of free speech in Britain. If the lessons of the fatwa have been ignored, what dangers lie ahead? Tom Slater and Andrew Gold dismantle the myths, expose the double standards, and reveal why Labour’s failure to stand up for free thought is so dangerous.

If you care about freedom, truth, and resisting the creeping tide of censorship, this is the conversation you can’t afford to miss.

📺 Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY-CqsGNpEA

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