UK: Historical re-enactors have had their Facebook accounts frozen

The accounts of five members of the Wimborne Militia have been disabled, leaving them unable to post photos and content.

Facebook said it was investigating.

In August, the social media platform began taking down or restricting accounts backing right-wing conspiracies and US militia groups.

Wimborne Militia, which currently has about 60 members and recreates historical events such as the Monmouth Rebellion, is well known at local events, such as the annual switching on of the Christmas lights in Wimborne.

With many of its activities cancelled during the pandemic, the group has relied on social media to keep in touch with members and stage virtual events.

While the five members, who were the group's Facebook page administrators, have had their accounts disabled by the social media giant, the page itself remains online.

A spokesman for the Wimborne Militia said: "All we can imagine is that we've been caught up in an algorithm of deleting those pages because we've got 'militia' in our title and we refer to the militia in our personal accounts."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-55215949

Sacked Eton teacher at centre of free speech row will turn to Parliament in the battle to keep his job if his dismissal is upheld by school's appeal panel

An Eton teacher who was sacked in a row over free speech is taking the fight for his job to Parliament - hoping to call on an unusual type of legislation not used for decades to save his future.

Will Knowland was removed from his post after challenging so-called modern feminist views about 'toxic masculinity' in an online lecture which he prepared for older pupils at the £42,500-a-year school.

The English teacher also quoted an article saying women wanted to be 'overwhelmed by the sheer power of masculinity'.

Yesterday, Mr Knowland attended an appeal hearing chaired by William and Harry's ex-housemaster, but if the original decision is upheld, he will look to a little-known piece of legislation to try and continue the fight, it has now emerged.

Parliament describes Personal Bills as a type of private bill relating to the ‘estate, property, status or style, or otherwise to the personal affairs of an individual’.

Rather than public legislation, which affects everyone in the country equally, private bills are far smaller in scale and only have an impact on specific groups of people.

They have rarely been used in modern times, having last been seen more than 30 years ago in 1987, when they allowed specific couples to marry.

Well before that, however, in the 19th century, a majority of the legislation passed by Parliament was private business.

In a note to supporters, seen by the Telegraph, he said: 'Another way in which I might hope to secure the support of members of both Houses of Parliament is by lodging a petition for a Personal Bill.

'My petition would be to try to secure a Personal Act of Parliament reinstating me as a Master at Eton College. Like any Bill that goes through Parliament, there would be scrutiny by a select committee of my case, and any petition opposing the Bill by the College. Parliament would hear evidence and submissions from counsel.'

Parliament describes Personal Bills as a type of private bill relating to the ‘estate, property, status or style, or otherwise to the personal affairs of an individual’.

Rather than public legislation, which affects everyone in the country equally, private bills are far smaller in scale and only have an impact on specific groups of people.

They have rarely been used in modern times, having last been seen more than 30 years ago in 1987, when they allowed specific couples to marry.

Well before that, however, in the 19th century, a majority of the legislation passed by Parliament was private business.

The main categories were public works and transport schemes, such as railways, waterways and harbours, permissions for divorce, and the settlement of estates.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9034083/Sacked-Eton-teacher-centre-free-speech-row-turn-Parliament-battle-job.html

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