Secrets, Suppression and Authoritarianism with Andrew Gold and Winston Marshall Monday 22nd July, 7.30pm Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH Although our culture is one in which authenticity is apparently highly prized, where we are encouraged to ‘speak our truth’ and ‘bring our whole selves to work’, we all […]
After the Cass Review: Lessons for Free Speech from the Tavistock and Beyond Tuesday 9th July, 7.30pm until 9pm, followed by a drinks reception. IN-PERSON tickets: The Council Chamber, Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1W 6JJ. ONLINE: £5 using this link to purchase an online ticket. FSU Members can join free of charge […]
The New Taboos of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion With Professor Eric Kaufmann author of How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution Wednesday 26th June, 7.30pm In London and Online Have we reached peak ‘woke’? Recent events in academia, business and public debate suggests the tide is turning. Wrong, Eric Kaufmann argues. True, the energy […]
Andrew Doyle brings Comedy Unleashed to Manchester on Thursday 6th June. Having consistently sold out shows in London for the past 6 years,Comedy Unleashed brings its refreshing brand of free-speech stand-up comedy to the Impossible Club, 36 Peter Street, Manchester on Thursday 6th June. The no holds-barred line-up includes: Andrew Doyle - co-founder of Comedy Unleashed, producer […]
Online Speakeasy: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History Monday 3rd June, 7.30pm On Zoom. Join FSU General Secretary Toby Young in conversation with award-winning US writer Nellie Bowles as they discuss her new book, Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History. In the book, Bowles takes readers inside the world […]
SCIENCE, SCEPTICISM and FREE SPEECH The Free Speech Union is delighted to host a series of lectures and discussions in partnership with Sense About Science, an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence. Critical thinking, open inquiry and the freedom to question have been fundamental to the development of the […]
From Gay Liberation to LGBTQ+ Conformity — Is It Time to Get Over the Rainbow? Monday 13th May, 7.30pm Free Speech Union in partnership with LGB Alliance Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH. Only a few years ago, it seemed that the fight for gay rights was won […]
FSU Edinburgh Speakeasy Thirty Days of Hate Crime Law Wednesday 1st May The Counting House, 34 West Nicolson St, Newington, Edinburgh EH8 9DD. Panel debate 7.30pm - 9.30pm, (doors open 7pm), bar open until 10.30pm. In just the first three days since the implementation of Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Act, more than 3000 […]
SCIENCE, SCEPTICISM and FREE SPEECH The Free Speech Union is delighted to host a series of lectures and discussions in partnership with Sense About Science, an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence. Critical thinking, open inquiry and the freedom to question have been fundamental to the development of the […]
In conversation: LIONEL SHRIVER and Toby Young DATE: Monday 15th April, 2024 Come along for a very special FSU Speakeasy in a great venue, to hear author LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with FSU General Secretary Toby Young. They will discuss Lionel's new book, MANIA. In a reality not too distant from our own, the so-called […]
SCIENCE, SCEPTICISM and FREE SPEECH The Free Speech Union is delighted to host a series of lectures and discussions in partnership with Sense About Science, an independent charity that promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence. Critical thinking, open inquiry and the freedom to question have been fundamental to the development of the […]
Race, identity politics and the new conformity DATE: Monday 18th March VENUE: The Hall, The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT TIME: Event starts 7.30pm (doors open 7pm, please arrive by 7.15pm). FREE GLASS OF WINE ON ARRIVAL. IN-PERSON TICKETS: FSU members £10. Non-FSU Members £16. Aged 25 and under £12. Discount tickets […]
ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH: ABIGAIL SHRIER DATE: Monday 4th March, 2024. TIME: 7pm, GMT. VENUE: Zoom. TICKETS: Non-FSU Members can purchase an online ticket here. FSU Members should not use that link, but instead use the link to register provided in Members-Only Weekly Newsletters and Events Updates. JOIN the Free Speech Union here to gain free access to […]
Net Zero or Not Zero: Can we debate climate change? Thursday 22nd February, 2024 Panel debate and Q and A from 7pm until 8.45pm, social until 10pm. The Clayton Hotel, Garden Suite, 27-29 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2FB. (A two-minute walk from Cambridge Station). GET TICKETS: FSU Member £5. Non-FSU Member £10. Student £3. Popular […]
HOW TO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THOUGHT DATE: Saturday 3rd February, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Live music from Sean Corby and Jonathan Enright at 7pm, panel with Q & A starts 7.30pm, social from 9pm. Ends 10pm. (Bar is card-only). VENUE: The Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, […]
THE STATE OF FREE SPEECH IN NORTHERN IRELAND A Free Speech Union Speakeasy, in association with the Battle of Ideas Festival. DATE: Friday 26th January, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Panel with Q & A, 7pm until 8.30pm, followed by social. Ends 10pm. VENUE: Drawing Office One and Pavilion Bar, Titanic Hotel, 8 […]
The FSU Christmas Comedy Special BOOK TICKETS HERE. Wednesday 20th December, please arrive by 7pm. Backyard Comedy Club, Bethnal Green, London Round up your comedy-loving friends and family for The FSU Christmas Special, a one night only extravaganza of comedy with a fabulous line-up. In association with Comedy Unleashed - the home of free-thinking comedy. […]
HOW TO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF THOUGHT DATE: Saturday 3rd February, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Live music from Sean Corby and Jonathan Enright at 7pm, panel with Q & A starts 7.30pm, social from 9pm. Ends 10pm. (Bar is card-only). VENUE: The Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, […]
South West Regional Speakeasy 'DECOLONISATION': Freeing our minds or dangerous groupthink? Wednesday 29th November The Hall, Stepcote Hill, Exeter, EX1 1BD. Doors open 6.30pm, discussion 7pm until 8.30pm, bar open until 9.45pm. Tickets are £5 for FSU members, £8 for non-members, £3 for students. JOIN the FSU to get discounts at all events. Members receive […]
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT: FREE SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST IN THE CURRENT MOMENT IN-PERSON BY INVITATION-ONLY ONLINE for FSU MEMBERS (REGISTER USING ZOOM LINK IN MEMBER NEWSLETTERS) Since the massacre committed by Hamas in southern Israel on October 7th, public spaces around the United Kingdom have seen an upsurge in pro-Palestinian political protests. […]
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