Free Speech
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
The left-wing defence of free speech
A recent book mounts a rare and powerful, if partly flawed, case for free expression from the Left
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
Free speech for everyone, except …
We have to stop compromising our defence of free speech whenever it is convenient
Our illiberal Terrorism Act
People should be censured for their actions and not for their beliefs
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