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 discuss Why Free Speech is Worth Fighting For. It’s your chance to find out why the individuals involved in FSU are so passionate about defending […]
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 discuss Why Free Speech is Worth Fighting For. It’s your chance to find out why the individuals involved in FSU are so passionate about defending […]
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 can agree that freedom of speech and the right to protest are fundamental to democracy but our shared notions of what is permissible are often […]
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 discuss Why Free Speech is Worth Fighting For. It’s your chance to find out why the individuals involved in FSU are so passionate about defending […]
Join the FSU team to discuss the free speech highs and lows of 2022
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. Comedy legend Bobby Davro is our Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Amazing! Bobby will be joined on stage by stand-up comedian and GB News presenter Leo Kearse, Comedy […]
The purpose of the symposium is to bring together those interested in protecting academic freedom in the UK to share knowledge and best practice on how to secure change from within – how to navigate university governance structures, committees, policies and other such impediments (and opportunities) in order to nurture a culture of academic freedom […]
With audience Q&A On 9th November Toby Young will be joined in conversation by historian, author and television presenter Neil Oliver. After a successful career as a TV historian, Neil had his own brush with cancel culture in 2020 as President of the National Trust for Scotland when some offence archaeologists (not real archaeologists like […]
A day of debate on politics, economics, philosophy and more at The Devonshire Dome as the Battle of Ideas festival returns to Buxton! Join us at this stunning venue in the spa town of Buxton, in the heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire. An opportunity to get to grips with some major public debates […]
We are delighted to be partnering for the second year running with the Battle of Ideas Festival, taking place in Westminster, London on 15th and 16th October. We’ll be there all weekend with our stall and will be co-hosting two sessions, one with Toby Young debating the Online Safety Bill and the other with Free Speech Champions discussing how students can be […]
Join us for an exclusive in-person event in South London, or online if you prefer. With audience Q&A On 12th October Toby Young will be joined in conversation by stand-up comedian, actor, writer and presenter Jack Dee. Click here to watch Jack Dee talking about the event. Firmly established as one of Britain’s biggest and best-loved comedy […]
Join us for an exclusive in-person event in central London, or online if you prefer, to celebrate the publication of Andrew Doyle's latest book 'The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World'. Amongst his many accomplishments, Andrew Doyle is the author of ‘Free Speech And Why It Matters’, the creator of woke icon Titania McGrath and co-creator […]
Following the success of two initial FSU Arts Forums, one in London and the other in Glasgow, we invite artists, performers, writers, curators, architects, designers and others involved in the arts, to join a panel-led discussion on Standing Up for Freedom of Expression Across the Arts. We are all familiar with stories of artists having their […]
Join us for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech, upstairs in The Nightingale Room at The Grand Central, 29-30 Surrey Street, Brighton, BN1 3PA on Wednesday 27th July. We will be there from 7pm, with a special guest speaker , Inaya Folarin Iman, at 7.40pm, followed by a Q and A […]
Join us in The Speakeasy, upstairs at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We'll be there from 7pm, with a special guest speaker, Professor Adam Tomkins, at 7.40pm, followed by a Q and A until 8.15pm and social until 10pm. Professor Tomkins will discuss why "There is […]
Join us in The Board Room, upstairs at The Cosy Club, Bennetts Hill, for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We'll be there from 7pm. Our speakers for the evening are Peter D’Lima and Claire McGuiggan of Not the Easy Way, a psychologist-led project promoting free speech for young people. From 7.40pm until […]
Join us in The Grosvenor Room of The Sandringham Hotel for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We will be there from 7pm, with a special guest speaker, Professor Andrew Tettenborn, speaking on the subject 'The Uses and Abuses of Hate Speech Legislation' at 7.40pm, followed by a Q and A until 8.15pm and social […]
Join us in the upstairs room of The Britons Protection for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We'll be there from 7pm, with a guest speaker at 7.40pm, followed by a Q and A until 8.15pm and a social until 10pm. Members are welcome to invite guests but please encourage […]
Join us for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We will be there from 7pm, with a guest speaker at 7.40pm, followed by a Q and A until 8.15pm, social until 10pm. It’s an excellent opportunity to introduce your friends, family and colleagues to the work of the Free […]
Join us for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We'll be there from 7pm, our special guest, journalist, economist, author and broadcaster Liam Halligan will be interviewed by writer Jane Robins about Free Speech and the Media from 7.40pm, followed by a Q and A, then a social until 10pm. It’s an excellent opportunity […]
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