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Why the Equality Act isn’t working

Ten examples of how universities can promote free speech  

Oxford is now more or less a quango

Category: offence

Humza’s Hate Bill – will you be criminalized for someone else’s emotion?

Catherine McCall MUCH has been written by legal experts and others about the vagueness within the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. Vagueness in law is certainly dangerous. If […]

30th November 20203rd December 2020 Dennis Hayes Hate Crime, News, offence, Scotland

Louise Richardson: free-speech hero

Over 2,640 students’ union officers, LGBTQ+ activists, academics and students have signed a letter demanding an apology from Professor Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. What did Richardson do to […]

17th September 201718th June 2025 Dennis Hayes free speech, Louise Richardson, offence, University

In defence of unwise speech

Academics must be defiant in their defence of free speech. I want to defend irresponsible speech, unwise speech, offensive speech, threatening speech and vituperative speech. ‘Reclaiming Our University’, a manifesto […]

13th September 20176th November 2020 Dennis Hayes free speech, Iliad, offence, outrage
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