Discussion:
- Brexit
- Freedom of speech
Reading:
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21699909-curbs-free-speech-are-growing-tighter-it-time-speak-out-under-attack
Note the use of the hypothetical structure on page 3:
If words are upsetting, people would rather the government or some other authority made the speaker shut up.
Note the use of the hypothetical structure on page 3:
If words are upsetting, people would rather the government or some other authority made the speaker shut up.
Vocabulary:
curb (noun and verb)
free for all
crony, cronyism
crackdown
(to say something with a) straight face
sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
scales
outweigh
to balance the scales
to flog
to flog a dead horse
to build bridges
to bridge a gap
to muzzle
to goad (someone into doing something) = incite
to tweak = to make a minor alteration
Correction:
dependsfrom on
free for all
crony, cronyism
crackdown
(to say something with a) straight face
sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
scales
outweigh
to balance the scales
to flog
to flog a dead horse
to build bridges
to bridge a gap
to muzzle
to goad (someone into doing something) = incite
to tweak = to make a minor alteration
Correction:
depends
Going Further
http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2016/06/how-the-united-kingdom-voted-and-why/
TTIP and ISDS:
- Reading
http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2016/06/how-the-united-kingdom-voted-and-why/
TTIP and ISDS:
- Viewing/listening How to get away with murder
- Viewing/listening Veep
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