# Why there is free speech double-standards in the UK

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Podcast: [The Daily T](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-t-895223)
Published: 2026-07-30T15:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of The Daily T , Tim Stanley and Poppy Coburn discuss the state of free speech in the UK following Allison Pearson’s victory against Essex Police’s crime commissioner and The Met Police confirming it will take no further action against Zack Polanski for sharing a post that appeared to threaten Nigel Farage. Is there a double-standard in the way different views are policed? Tim Stanley and Poppy Coburn also speak to ex-ITV This Morning editor Martin Frizell about his wife Fiona Phillips’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and what he wants to see from Andy Burnham’s social care reforms. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Producers: Emma Williams, Georgia Coan and James Keegan Video Producer: Will Walters Social Producer: Nada Aggour Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Editor: Camilla Tominey Highlights Tim and Poppy discuss free speech following Allison Pearson's victory and the Met Police taking no further action against Zack Polanski Martin Frizell on his wife Fiona Phillips' Alzheimer's condition and Andy Burnham's social care reforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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