News and Victories
Government Reneges on Promise to Jury Trial Rebels
The Government has broken its promise to Labour rebels opposing jury trial reforms, raising fresh doubts about whether opponents can trust ministers to negotiate in good faith.
Islamophobia definition will cause confusion and lead to self-censorship, says counter-terrorism tsar
The Government's independent reviewer of counter-terrorism law has warned that the new anti-Muslim hostility definition will lead to confusion and self-censorship — with no clear guidance on what it means.
The Free Speech Union launches legal challenge against Government over Islamophobia definition
The Free Speech Union has launched a legal challenge against the Government's "anti-Muslim hostility" definition, warning it threatens free speech and risks creating a back-door Muslim blasphemy law.
Leading lawyer quits legal service watchdog over Lammy's 'tyrannical' jury reforms
Leading lawyer Flora Page KC has quit her role on the Legal Services Board in protest at David Lammy's "tyrannical" jury reforms, warning the plans would "rip the heart out" of the rule of law.
FSU victory for gender-critical councillor
Independent councillor and FSU member Dulcie Tudor has been cleared by an external investigation into complaints about her gender-critical Facebook posts.
Keir Starmer once warned that scrapping jury trials leads to wrongful convictions
A 1992 report that Keir Starmer helped write concluded that the removal of jury trials contributed to wrongful convictions in Northern Ireland — yet his government is now planning to restrict the ancient right to trial by jury.
Police Federation drops legal challenge in free speech row involving two former police chiefs
The Police Federation of England and Wales has dropped its legal challenge against a High Court ruling which found PC Rick Prior and PS Richard Cooke were unlawfully treated.
Ian Mactaggart Programme Parliamentary Reception
We marked three years of the Ian Mactaggart Programme with a reception at the House of Commons — celebrating the students championing free speech on campus.
A lone female Met Police officer defends free speech – but Christian street preachers are being targeted
A lone Met Police officer went viral for defending a Christian street preacher's right to speak — but across Britain, heavy-handed policing of preachers is becoming the norm.
US launches free speech portal to help UK and EU citizens bypass online censorship
The Trump administration has launched freedom.gov, a VPN-style portal letting UK and EU citizens bypass online censorship laws — a stark signal of US alarm over European free speech restrictions.
Britain is on course for a blasphemy law by the back door, and a recent case might open it
A man who burned a Quran in protest was convicted while his knife-wielding attacker walked free. Is the CPS quietly reviving blasphemy law by the back door?
Judge rules that Christian social worker who had his job offer withdrawn was discriminated against
A landmark ruling finds that a mental health charity unlawfully discriminated against Christian social worker Felix Ngole by withdrawing a job offer over his biblical views on marriage.
