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In the wake of the Archbishop of Wales call to ban JS:TO comes a spirited defence of freedom of speech from Lib Dem Assembly Member for North Wales, Eleanor Burnham.

In her Statement of Opinion to the Assembly, she said:

Freedom of expression has come under enormous pressure in the last two years with ever increasing calls for greater censorship. It is a difficult time for all artists, especially those who seek to tackle controversial and difficult subjects. Artists, performers and playwrights have an important role in exploring difficult issues, even if they offend people in doing so. This right must be protected. It is all too easy to want to silence the views that offend us. But we must remember that the same freedom that allows someone to offend us also allows us to argue back.