The content of Charlie Hebdo was a poor example of ' free speech' . It was crude, gross, racist and largely Islamophobic and made racism respectable. It most certainly isnt Private Eye. A bit like the casual racism attributed to UKIP. Hardly constructive in a divisive society or worth dying for or seeing loved ones killed. There is a line and Charlie crossed it. A country as divisive as France would do better than to align itself with such a magazine despite recent atrocities. Rather assume a more sophisticated and mature position than continue to polarise society which is already leading to attacks on mosques and synagogues.

I would recommend listening to and taking cues from the likes of Will Self and Michael Rosen on the subject rather than even sadly the British Humanist Association and certainly the French government who couldnt display either a woman or a person of colour on its recent media appearances.