PU 1: The Arrest of Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan in hospital after his arrest (The Glinner Update)

IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan was arrested in the UK on charges of inciting violence – a look at his run-ins with British law and transgender activism and the free speech implications of his arrest

Punching Upwards, Episode 1, for 14 September 2025

Topics: Politics / Free Speech

Sources

1. Sky News – Graham Linehan arrest: Met Police chief says officers “in impossible position”

2. Resistance Radio – Guest: Graham Linehan

3. The Joe Rogan Experience 2361

4. The Glinner Update — I just got arrested again

5. The Case of David Paisley vs. Graham Linehan

6. The BBC — Graham Linehan “relentlessly” harassed trans activist, court told

7. Public Order Act 1986

8. The BBC — Online speech laws need to be reviewed after Linehan arrest, says Streeting

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