Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 14 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 40 members in total.

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JERRY SPRINGER DVD WITHDRAWAL

That this House agrees with Noam Chomsky that `if you're really in favour of free speech, then you're in favour of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise. Otherwise, you're not in favour of free speech'; regrets the apparent decision of Sainsbury's and Woolworths to respond to minimal pressure by withdrawing DVDs of Jerry Springer: the Opera from sale in their stores; recognises that Jerry Springer: the Opera is a widely acclaimed work of art having won eight major awards including best musical at the Olivier Awards, the Critics' Circle Awards and the Evening Standard Awards; notes that vociferous minority pressure groups now increasingly target works of art with the outcome that the majority are sometimes denied the choice to judge works for themselves; and calls on the Government to ensure that freedom of expression remains a central principle of society and to protect the ability of individuals to explore comprehensively and lawfully all aspects of culture.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1270 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Glenda Jackson

Paul Robert Holmes

Lynne Jones

Andrew George

Subjects

DVDs Freedom of expression Opera

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk