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The act’s introduction preempts a judicial review against its suspension, brought by the Free Speech Union, due to be held at the end of this month. There was an outcry from academics and high-profile campaigners against the act being paused. A letter to the Times, signed by hundreds of supporters, said that academics and students had been hounded, censured, silenced or even sacked over the past 20 years for expressing legal opinions.
Nicola Woolcock, Georgia Lambert, The Times, 15th January 2025.
