If the police are going to be under an obligation to have due regard for freedom of Expression when deciding whether to record a ‘non-crime hate incident’, they urgently need free speech training.

March 2023.

A briefing note on the Worker Protection Bill, which will significantly extend the scope of the Equality Act 2010.

Published February 2023.

The FSU has looked at the terms and conditions of the major payment processors and crowdfunding platforms and ranked them according to how free speech friendly they are.

Published November 2022.

A response to the criticisms of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill made at the second reading in the House of Lords.

Published September 2022.

Only 12% of people in Northern Ireland believe the Government is doing a good job of protecting free speech. So why is the NI Government introducing a Hate Crime Bill that will further restrict the speech rights of Northern Irish citizens?

Published July 2022.

The FSU welcomes the emphasis on free speech in the proposed Bill of Rights, but we worry the Bill will vest too much power in politicians.

Published July 2022.