Alex Salmond claims Joanna Cherry treated 'shamefully' after Fringe show is cancelled
Alex Salmond has said Joanna Cherry was treated "shamefully" after a leading Edinburgh venue cancelled her planned Fringe show.
Cherry, a leading critic of the Scottish Government's Gender Recognition Reform legislation, claimed she had been discriminated against on the basis of her opinions. "The Fringe was founded on the basis of freedom of speech, so people who were denied a voice and an opportunity at the established festival could have the Fringe, where anything was allowed to be said."
"But the issue is not really about that. It's about whether people have the right to put forward an alternative view on the Edinburgh Fringe or are they allowed to be censured?
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