A British Man Was Just CONVICTED for Joking About Islam (Fast Jet Performance)

Has Britain brought back blasphemy laws through the back door? A retired British police officer, Stephen Gray, has been convicted after sharing a joke about Islam on Facebook — despite Britain abolishing its blasphemy laws in 2008.

Gray was prosecuted under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 after his Facebook post was judged “grossly offensive”. The Free Speech Union (FSU) is now supporting his appeal.

But this story raises a much bigger question about free speech in Britain: where exactly is the line between something that is offensive and something that is criminally offensive — and how is an ordinary person supposed to know when they have crossed it?

In this video I examine the Stephen Gray case, UK blasphemy laws, freedom of speech, criticism and ridicule of Islam, the Government's anti-Muslim hostility definition, and the extraordinary case of the Batley Grammar School teacher who showed an image of the Prophet Muhammad during a religious studies lesson.

The Government says people remain free to criticise, ridicule and insult Islam. Britain officially has no blasphemy law. So why are people still being arrested, prosecuted or convicted following offensive expressions concerning religion?

This isn't an argument for hostility towards Muslims. People should be protected from violence, threats and harassment. Ideas and religions, however, must remain open to criticism, disagreement, satire and ridicule.

Has Britain effectively recreated blasphemy restrictions without actually calling them blasphemy laws?

Watch the evidence and decide for yourself.



The West has a long history of having free speech where anything and everything is open to examination, criticism, and ridicule. If people don't like that tradition then they are free to leave.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 21, 2026.]