Tag: Free Speech
The Anatomy of Hate: Submission in Opposition to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
AFAF (Scotland) member, Dr Carlton Brick, made this submission to the Scottish parliamentary committee stage of the Scottish National Party’s Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. This is a […]
Why we need The Free Speech Union
Do we need a Free Speech Union (FSU)? The answer is ‘Yes!’ A group like Academics For Academic Freedom (AFAF) can work effectively in the university sector. We already publicise […]
Free Speech in the USA
Anna Kucirkova discusses the state of free speech in the USA. Free speech may be something that we take for granted here in the United States, but do we actually […]
Building A Free Speech Network
Free speech is under threat in universities but there is growing opposition to bans and censorship. This opposition is led by students, student groups and academics. The Speakers’ Corner Trust, […]
Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR) 2018
The 2018 Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR), sponsored by AFAF, were released today This is an extract from the article by Tom Slater (the FSUR co-ordinator) introducing this year’s findings: […]
Jo Johnson ‘no platforms’ no platform
The universities minister, Jo Johnson, announced today that under the sway of the new Office for Students (OfS) universities must guarantee free speech. If they do not and continue supporting […]
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 […]
Free Speech University Rankings 2017
The 2017 Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR) – sponsored by AFAF – is out. spiked’s groundbreaking analysis of campus censorship in the UK has published its third annual report, and […]
THE FREE SPEECH DEBATE
Free speech has become an issue of significant controversy. This debate will assess a number of key questions, including:
Will preventing ‘radicalisation’ mean the death of debate?
The government’s ‘Prevent’ strategy sees the sudden psychological ‘radicalisation’ of vulnerable children and young people as the cause of today’s apparently meaningless acts of terrorism.
