Russell Group warns OfS to stay ‘impartial’ on free speech

Free speech bill: Peers scrap right to sue but add NDA ban

Peers amend controversial legislation owing to prospect of “endless litigation”, with ban on non-disclosure agreements also supported

By Patrick Jack

8 December

A police officer remonstrates with a protester on a street during a demonstration in London to illustrate Legal action will be a ‘last resort’ as campus free speech bill redrawn

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By Tom Williams

2 December

Sorting office with speech bubbles to illustrate Academic freedom is not the same as freedom of speech for academics

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By Liviu Matei

24 November

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by nigelhunt0 on December 16, 2022 - 4:21am

There is no free speech in universities. We are severely restricted by the latest trends on wokism, which allows for no deviation from the path of righteousness. The Equaluty Act, while it is largely a good thing, is part of the problem in restricting what we can research and how we can express ourselves.

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