We hope you will join us on Tuesday 10th December for our annual Christmas Review, when we meet to vote on 2024’s free speech heroes and villains and discuss the free speech year’s highs and lows. FSU staff will introduce their nominees and then we’ll take a vote. Bring a glass of something festive so that […]
Comedy Unleashed are launching a regular social comedy night in Edinburgh, following the sell-out Hate Crime Special, earlier this year and their cancellation at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. They have a wonderful venue, with cheap drinks, a large carpark and a supportive management and they want the night to become a regular get together for supporters […]
ANNUAL CONVENTION - EXCLUSIVE TO GOLD AND FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE FSU Tuesday 26th November, 7pm The Convention affords Toby Young and colleagues the opportunity to thank members for their support and to discuss the FSU's development and future plans. Gold and Founder members will be sent an email inviting them to join the event […]
SPECIALIST EVENT, BY INVITATION ONLY. The event will be filmed and a video made available for general viewing after the event. SHOULD BARRISTERS ADOPT A POSITIVE DUTY TO PROMOTE EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION? MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER, 2024 Doors open 7.00pm, panel event starts at 7.30pm, ends 9.00pm. Followed by wine reception. To attend, please register using […]
Comedy Unleashed social nights are monthly in Manchester and Leeds. Free Speech Union supporters can meet up, chat to like-minded people, have a drink and enjoy some free-thinking comedy. Comedy Unleashed book comedians who have been cancelled and comics who go against the grain and they offer 10% off to Free Speech Union members (use […]
Comedy Unleashed social nights are monthly in Manchester and Leeds. Free Speech Union supporters can meet up, chat to like-minded people, have a drink and enjoy some free-thinking comedy. Comedy Unleashed book comedians who have been cancelled and comics who go against the grain and they offer 10% off to Free Speech Union members (use […]
FSU BOOK LAUNCH Hounded Out: Does Publishing Have a Freedom of Expression Problem? Monday 14th October, 7.30pm Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome Casino, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH SPEAKERS: Jenny Lindsay, poet and essayist Kate Clanchy, author Matthew Hamilton, literary agent “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the […]
Why Free Speech Matters Now More than Ever A Free Speech Union Belfast Speakeasy DATE: Friday 20th September, 2024 TIME: Doors and bar open 6.30pm. Panel with Q & A, 7.30pm until 9pm, followed by social. VENUE: Lanyon Suite, Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast. TICKETS: £6 for FSU members, £10 for non-members, £3 for students. If […]
FSU BOOK LAUNCH The War Against the Past With Professor Frank Furedi and historian Professor Jonathan Clark London and Online THURSDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm A war is being waged against the Past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past […]
COMEDY UNLEASHED, LONDON Tuesday 10th September, 7.30pm A night of free-thinking comedy with comedians who don't self-censor. Adam Bloom Adam is a whip-sharp comic and author of 'Finding You Comedy Genius' and producer of three series of his own Radio 4 show, The Problem with Adam Bloom. You have to see this guy. Tania Edwards Tania is […]
COMEDY UNLEASHED, LEEDS Friday 6th September, 7pm Continuing on their roll of sold-out events, Comedy Unleashed are returning to Leeds. 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 The Hi-Fi Club, 2 Central Road, Leeds. The no holds-barred line-up […]
COMEDY UNLEASHED, MANCHESTER Thursday 5th September, 7pm Following the success of its first sold out event in the city, we are delighted to announce that Comedy Unleashed are returning to Manchester. 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, […]
FREE SPEECH AFTER THE RIOTS Wednesday 4th September, 7.30pm ONLINE: Link will be provided to FSU members in exclusive emails. The shocking murders of three young girls and injuring of many others in the northern town of Southport prompted anti-immigrant protests around the country, many of which descended into riots. In response, the government made […]
THE WAR ON FREE SPEECH GOES GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE ONLINE EVENT: UK FSU Members will receive the link to join in member emails. Wednesday 4th September, please note, this take place at 8.30am (UK time). FSU members are warmly invited to attend the first online meeting of the International Association of Free Speech Unions, an alliance […]
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 […]
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