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Battle of Ideas Festival – Shaping the Future Through Public Debate.

Church House Westminster, Great Smith Street,, London, United Kingdom

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 […]

Free Speech and Comedy: Jack Dee in conversation with Toby Young

Online Event: Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

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 […]

The New Puritans – Andrew Doyle Book Launch

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

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 […]

FSU Arts Forum: Standing Up for Freedom of Expression Across the Arts

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

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 […]

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Brighton Summer Speakeasy

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

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 […]

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Edinburgh Summer Speakeasy

The Voodoo Rooms – The Speakeasy 19a West Register Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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 […]

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Birmingham Summer Speakeasy

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

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 […]

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Cardiff Summer Speakeasy

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

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 […]

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Manchester Summer Speakeasy

The Briton's Protection 50 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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 […]

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Oxford Summer Speakeasy

The Slug & Lettuce 1 Oxford Castle, Oxford, United Kingdom

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 […]

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Cambridge Summer Speakeasy

The Potting Shed at The Waterman 32 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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 […]

The FSU Summer Special – Comedy Extravaganza!

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

Round up your comedy-loving friends and family for The FSU Summer Special, a one night only extravaganza of comedy and music with a fabulous prize raffle. In association with Comedy Unleashed - the home of free-thinking comedy. To celebrate our first summer of freedom for two years, we are delighted to be putting on a special night of […]

Why Free Speech Matters

Radisson Blu Hotel 80 High Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Please join us in Edinburgh on Thursday 21st April for a very special event to discuss, Why Free Speech Matters Internationally renowned free speech advocate and author Jacob Mchangama will give a short lecture, introducing his highly acclaimed new book, Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. The evening will be hosted by Toby Young, general […]

FREE SPEECH: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media

David Game College 31 Jewry Street, London, United Kingdom

Join Jacob Mchangama, author, lawyer, and founder and director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focusing on human rights, freedom of speech and the rule of law, as he introduces his new book, Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. Following a short lecture, Jacob will be joined in conversation by writer and director […]

London Speakeasy

Walkers of Whitehall, Downstairs Bar 15 Craig's Ct, London, United Kingdom

The first, all-London Free Speech Meet-Up. A chance for members of the Free Speech Union, and others of like mind, to get together. Join us in the Downstairs Bar at Walkers of Whitehall for an informal meet-up of FSU members and others concerned about freedom of speech. We'll be there from 6.30pm, with a few […]

Stand-Up for Free Speech

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

We are delighted to announce that we’ll be hosting two comedy nights, in association with Comedy Unleashed, the home of free-thinking comedy. The line-ups are totally different on each night, so feel free to come to both and bring your friends and family! If you're feeling full of early Christmas spirit, please consider the 'Ticket […]

The State of Free Speech in Scotland

Radisson Blu Hotel 80 High Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A one-day symposium aimed at bringing together people from diverse perspectives to discuss ‘The State of Free Speech in Scotland’. The event is invitation-only so that participants can be assured others in the room are of like mind, at least when it comes to the view that there is an urgent free speech problem to be […]

Stand-Up For Free Speech

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

We are delighted to announce that we’ll be hosting two comedy nights, in association with Comedy Unleashed, the home of free-thinking comedy. The line-ups are totally different on each night, so feel free to come to both and bring your friends and family! If you're feeling full of early Christmas spirit, please consider the 'Ticket […]

Toby Young in conversation with author, journalist and theatre critic, Quentin Letts

Online Event: Zoom
Virtual Event Virtual Event

FSU members are invited to join us for an a conversation with author, journalist and theatre critic Quentin Letts. Quentin has written for The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and The Oldie. Toby Young speaks to Quentin about his new book Stop Bloody Bossing Me About! and answers questions from the audience.

Stand-Up For Free Speech

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

To relieve those lockdown blues we invite you to join us at an exclusive comedy night, organised in association with those comedy free speech champions, Comedy Unleashed. Our extra special comedians for the night are: Andrew Lawrence Simon Evans Nick Dixon With the superb Dominic Frisby as MC. Laugh - Eat - Drink! Due to government Covid […]

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