AFAF and SAFAF at the Battle of Ideas
We will have a stall at the 20th Battle of Ideas Festival on the weekend of the 18 and 19 October in Church house, Central London. With over a 100 […]
Should the state punish universities?
After the struggle to implement some free speech legislation in English universities, we ask: Can the state change the culture in universities through legislation? Join in the debate on Sunday […]
Battle of Ideas Festival 2025
Battle of Ideas Festival Saturday 18 October – Sunday 19 October With over 100 debates and over 3,000 attendees the Battle of Ideas Festival is the highlight of the year for anyone […]
Beyond Woke and Anti-Woke
Edmund King and Thomas Prosser have written a (forthcoming) book exploring the rise of social justice ideology. In this blog, Edmund talks about the origins of their book. Even as […]
An Open Letter on the Government’s Proposed Definition of “Islamophobia”
We, organisations from across the moral, political and ideological spectrum, including faith groups and secular organisations, write to express serious concern about the UK Government’s ongoing efforts to adopt a […]
Academic freedom has been shredded at Trinity College Dublin
Dr Jane Mahony denounces the cowardly indifference of Trinity College Dublin to academic freedom and to its own consultative processes. On 5 June the board of Trinity College Dublin voted […]
Why the Equality Act isn’t working
In this guest post, Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, discusses the new report from Don’t Divide Us One of the final pieces of legislation from the New Labour era, the Equality […]
Oxford is now more or less a quango
In this guest post, Darren Gee discusses the reforms needed to restore ‘genuine academic freedom’. There is an increasingly palpable sentiment that the elite educational institutions across the Western world […]