Ex cop fights transphobia claims

A businessman investigated by police over a poem he posted on Twitter about transgenderism has begun a crusade for free speech at the High Court. Harry Miller, 54, is seeking a ‘judicial review’ of the hate crime guidelines followed by police forces across the UK, claiming they ‘inhibit freedom of expression’. Mr Miller, from Lincoln, was contacted in January by a community cohesion officer after a post-operative transgender woman complained that 30 of his tweets were ‘transphobic’. The former police…

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