In a triumph for free speech, judges have ruled in favour of a Christian woman dismissed from her job at a school over her religious beliefs
What does a free speech campaigner look like in 2025? Militant, obviously. A bit shouty and emphatic, definitely. Willing to take on all-comers, shielded by an air of supreme self-belief? Incontrovertibly.
How about a shy, slender mother of two with an infectious smile, whose brown eyes film over with tears as she recounts the seven years of hell she has just endured? And who has just celebrated a milestone judgment in the Court of Appeal – but wants nothing more than to disappear from the spotlight?
