Loose fit for Jones is Billy Bragg:
Speech is only free when everyone has a voice, says singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg
www.theguardian.com
Essential elements of his tripe:
"...from the preface of Animal Farm:
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” [George Orwell]
It’s a snappy slogan that fits neatly into a tweet, but whenever I walk past this effigy of the English writer that I most admire, it makes me cringe. Surely the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four would understand that people don’t want to hear that 2+2=5?
For Orwell’s quote is not a defence of liberty; it’s a demand for licence,
The great progressive movements of the 21st century have sprung from these networks: Black Lives Matter; #MeToo; Extinction Rebellion. While they may seem disparate in their aims, what they have in common is
a demand for accountability.
In response to this trend, a new generation has risen that prioritises accountability over free speech. To those whose liberal ideals are proving no defence against the rising tide of duplicitous authoritarianism, this has come as a shock. But when reason, respect and responsibility are all under threat, accountability offers us a better foundation on which to build a cohesive society, one where everyone feels that their voice is heard."
I despair, sometimes; really, I do.