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Call for Police to Investigate Journalist Who Joked Brighton Should Be Bombed

BRIGHTON AND HOVE, SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 7 – Council leader Bella Sankey reported Rod Liddle and Michael Gove to Sussex Police for incitement following Liddle's joke about nuking Brighton, citing past bombings and terrorism.

Summary by The Argus
The leader of the council has called on the police to investigate a journalist who joked that the city should be bombed in an article, along with…

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SpikedSpiked
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Heard the one about Rod Liddle and the police state?

Brighton Council’s dullard Labour leader has reported him to the police over an obviously satirical column.

·London, United Kingdom
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The Daily ScepticThe Daily Sceptic
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Brighton Council Leader Reports the Spectator to the Police – The Daily Sceptic

The leader of Brighton Council appears to have too much time on her hands, as she has reported Spectator Editor Michael Gove and columnist Rod Liddle to the police after Liddle joked about nuking Brighton.

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The ArgusThe Argus
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Call for police to investigate journalist who joked Brighton should be bombed

The leader of the council has called on the police to investigate a journalist who joked that the city should be bombed in an article, along with…

·Brighton, United Kingdom
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Spectator UKSpectator UK
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Brighton council leader reports Rod Liddle to the police

It doesn’t exactly inspire confidence that the leader of such a large council seems to struggle so much with the concept of satire.

·London, United Kingdom
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TV2TV2

Boy's Joke Could Have Unforeseeable Consequences, Police Say

The episode was filmed on July 6 at 4:22 a.m., and about five hours later a report was filed with the Funen Police.

·Odense, Denmark
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Spectator UK broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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