Graham Linehan Cleared After Heathrow Arrest as CPS Drops Case After Free Speech Controversy The charges may be dropped but the arrest leaves behind a chilling portrait of a country increasingly turning against free speech. Graham Linehan, the
Irish writer best known for Father Ted and The IT Crowd , says police have now confirmed he will face no further action following his controversial arrest at Heathrow Airport last month. He was accused of using social media to incite
violence, a claim now dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. Linehans arrest became a flashpoint in a growing concern over the decline of free speech in modern Britain. The image of an airport surrounded by armed officers confronting a comedy
writer for tweets struck many as absurd, even dystopian. He credited the Free Speech Union for its support and vowed to hold the police accountable for what is only the latest attempt to silence and suppress gender critical voices on behalf of
dangerous and disturbed men | 
