This is the opening to my essay on the debate about Lucy Connolly, published in the Observer on 24 August 2025. You can read the full version in the Observer. Somehow, Lucy Connolly has become a hero. Released last week after serving 10 months, 12 including time on remand, of a 31-month sentence, she has become lionised as a free-speech champion, a figurehead for immigration reform and the self-proclaimed “political prisoner” of Sir Keir Starmer. Connolly’s imprisonment was misguided. The acclamation now […]

Categories: Britain, Free Speech • Tags: allison pearson, anti-migrant riots, anti-migrant violence, incitement laws, incitement to racial hatred, lucy connolly, racism, ricky jones, two-tier justice