Professor Jason Arday, facing scrutiny over his academic record, reported a journalist and a fellow academic to the police. The Met investigated the journalist for four months before its Commissioner admitted it had "dropped the ball" — Lord Young has written to demand an explanation.
A dedicated police unit set up after the Southport murders has reported over 100 social media posts to local forces, with fifty referrals made in June alone — the latest sign of a wider clampdown on online speech.
A Freedom of Information request reveals that the Government deleted all consultation responses submitted to the Working Group behind its Islamophobia definition — the same definition the FSU warned would chill free speech and which has already been used to silence legitimate criticism of Islam.
Politics student Brodie Mitchell was suspended by Royal Holloway for seven weeks after a campus row. The FSU funded his High Court case, helping him return to his studies and secure a settlement.
A Green Party canvasser complained to police after Jonathan Sacerdoti challenged her on his own doorstep. The FSU-funded lawyer helped see off a baseless harassment investigation.
Andrew Doyle joins Lord Young on the FSU Podcast to dissect a government-commissioned report on "misinformation" — and its Orwellian proposals to steer public opinion.
Police threatened Wings Over Scotland editor Stuart Campbell with a 2am arrest over a harassment complaint from a trans activist. The Free Speech Union secured him a solicitor, who negotiated a voluntary interview instead.
A round-up of the Ian Mactaggart Programme's 2025–26 academic year, in which FSU grants supported more than sixteen university societies and individual students across debating, free speech advocacy, journalism, podcasts and one-off events.
Cllr Kelvin Wright argues that complaints procedures in local government are increasingly being used as a political weapon against outspoken councillors, with the process itself becoming a deterrent to free debate.
Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson has received a public apology and a reported five-figure payout from Essex's Police and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, after the High Court found his comments about her could be seen as defamatory.
Andy Burnham has signalled he may abandon David Lammy's plans to strip defendants of the right to a jury trial, after FSU research showed juries are far more likely to acquit those accused of speech offences.
Max Thompson argues that Andy Burnham's premiership, and a cabinet stacked with press-sceptical ministers, marks a dangerous new chapter for free speech in Britain.
