The FSU Christmas Special

The Backyard Comedy Club 231 Cambridge Heath Rd, London, United Kingdom

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 […]

Online Christmas Review!

Online Event: Zoom

Join the FSU team to discuss the free speech highs and lows of 2022

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Cardiff Regional Speakeasy

The Sandringham Hotel – Grosvenor Suite 21 Saint Mary Street, Cardiff

We are kicking off 2023 with a new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK. Each event will be addressed by a senior member of Free Speech Union staff to […]

Free Speech and the Right to Protest

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us for an in-person event in central London, or online if you prefer, to explore the lines between freedom of speech and the right to protest. Most of us […]

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Manchester Regional Speakeasy

The Fountain House – Memorial Hall The Memorial Hall, 14 Albert Square, Manchester, United Kingdom

We are kicking off 2023 with a new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK. Each event will be addressed by a senior member of Free Speech Union staff to […]

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Edinburgh Regional Speakeasy

The Counting House 38 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

We are kicking off 2023 with a new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK. Each event will be addressed by a senior member of Free Speech Union staff to […]

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Oxford Regional Speakeasy

George Street Social 34 New Inn Hall St, Oxford, United Kingdom

We are kicking off 2023 with a new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK. Each event will be addressed by a senior member of Free Speech Union staff to […]

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Cambridge Regional Speakeasy

The Station Tavern – The Sidings 2 Station Square, Cambridge, United Kingdom

We are kicking off 2023 with a new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK. Each event will be addressed by a senior member of Free Speech Union staff to […]

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Birmingham Regional Speakeasy

Cosy Club – The Boardroom 33 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Come and debate with the Free Speech Union, Why Free Speech is Worth Fighting For. Our speaker for the evening is Thomas Harris, FSU's Director of Data and Impact. Tom joined the […]

Event Series Regional Speakeasies

Brighton Regional Speakeasy

The Grand Central – Nightingale Room 29-30 Surrey St, Brighton, United Kingdom

We are kicking off 2023 with a new series of Regional Speakeasies around the UK. Each event will be addressed by a senior member of Free Speech Union staff to […]

Comedy Unleashed – Stand-up for Free speech

The Hi-Fi Club Leeds 2 Central Road, Leeds

THE HOME OF FREE-THINKING COMEDY   Friday 5th May - Doors at 6:30pm, acts on stage 7:30pm   Having consistently sold out shows in London for the past 5 years,  […]

Blasphemy Law by the Back Door?

London – Private London, United Kingdom

Return of Blasphemy Laws? Balancing Tolerance and Free Speech - Join Emma Webb, Rakib Ehsan, Stephen Evans, and Ben Jones for an insightful panel discussion exploring the resurgence of de facto blasphemy laws, the balance between tolerance for diverse beliefs and the right to ridicule or criticise religion, and defending free speech against Islamism and institutional censure. Engage with our expert panelists, followed by an audience Q&A session. In partnership with Common Sense Society UK.

Whose Values? Whose Voices? Are We Being Silenced By a ‘New Elite’?

The Emmanuel Centre – Upper Hall 9-23 Marsham St, London

Professor Matthew Goodwin’s latest book Values, Voices and Virtue: The New British Politics has stirred up lively discussion about whether a ‘new elite ’, with values alien to the majority, […]

Annual Convention 2023

Virtual Event Virtual Event

The FSU Annual Convention The Convention affords senior staff and the directors of the FSU the opportunity to thank members for their support and to report back on highlights from […]

The Battle for Free Speech: Jane Robins in conversation with Toby Young

The Garden Suite, Clayton Hotel Cambridge 27-29 Station Rd,, Cambridge, Cambridge

Campus mobs, preferred pronouns, artworks consigned to the dustbin of history, controversial views dismissed as ‘misinformation’, children’s books censored, de facto blasphemy laws, employees sacked for having the ‘wrong’ opinions, […]