What. The. F*ck.
We’re all for common decency and politeness, but this is taking the p*ss. Salford council has introducedĀ a Public Space Protection Order to cover the well-to-do Quays area of the city that will outlaw swearing.
The area has been rejuvenated in the last decade or so, with the developmentĀ of Media City – home of BBC Radio 5 Live, CBBC and BBC Sport – and cultural landmarks such as the Lowry and theĀ Imperial War Museum North, designed by world-renowned architectĀ Daniel Libeskind.
But the council’s latest attempts at gentrifying Salford Quays are seen as a step too far. The new order (see what we did there, Bernard Sumner is a proud Salfordian) deems it a criminal offence to use “foul or abusive language” – without clarifying whatĀ swear words or or aren’t allowed.
Human rights group Liberty has written to theĀ council, arguing that the PSPO breaches the public’sĀ ‘right to freedom of expressionā, whilst locals are understandably f*cking fuming…
https://twitter.com/naylor_tony/status/705358513724223488
So I hear @SalfordCouncil Have banned swearing at Salford Quays?
How the F**K are they going to impose that?
— š§DJGaryBaldyš§ (@DJGaryBaldy) March 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/Nizman54321/status/705326949225381888
So I hear @SalfordCouncil Have banned swearing at Salford Quays?
THATS BANING FREDOM OF SPEACH YOU TEE POTS— John Lovatt (@bossjal) March 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/JackieKane/status/705352244577832960