The British government has hit a shocking new low in its war against free speech. Comedy legend Graham Linehan was arrested by five armed police officers at London’s Heathrow Airport this week. His crime was posting his opinion on social media about transgender issues.
Linehan created beloved TV shows like Father Ted and The IT Crowd that millions of people enjoyed. Now he sits in a jail cell because he dared to speak his mind about men in women’s spaces. The police dragged him off a plane from America like he was some kind of terrorist.
The arrest happened because Linehan posted on X that biological men should not be in female-only spaces. He called it a violent act when this happens. For expressing this common-sense view that most normal Americans share, Britain treated him like a dangerous criminal.
During his arrest, Linehan’s blood pressure spiked so high that police had to rush him to the hospital. The stress of being treated like a monster for having normal opinions nearly gave him a heart attack. This is what happens when governments decide thoughts are crimes.
The judge gave Linehan one bail condition that says everything about Britain’s broken system. He cannot post on Twitter while in the UK. They literally banned him from speaking his mind on social media as punishment for speaking his mind on social media.
This case shows how far Britain has fallen from the land that gave us free speech. American leaders like JD Vance have already called out Britain for attacking basic freedoms. Now we see exactly what he meant when armed police arrest comedy writers for tweets.
Nigel Farage plans to bring this disgraceful case before Congress this week. He will show American lawmakers how Britain now treats people who believe in basic biology. The world is watching as Britain destroys the very freedoms it once proudly defended.
This arrest should terrify every freedom-loving person in America and beyond. When governments can jail you for posting your beliefs online, we have lost everything our ancestors fought and died to protect. Britain has become a cautionary tale of what happens when woke ideology trumps basic human rights.