A survey has shown that one in five councils have introduced bans on swearing and shouting in public. Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) are being used to police "everyday behaviour", according to the Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life.
The High Court ruling in the case of the University of Sussex v the Office for Students (OfS) will weaken free speech on campus and see litigation rise. Students lose out; lawyers will be the only winners.
Minack Theatre has pulled a production of Lakmé after a US-based Hindu campaigner called it "deeply problematic". The complainant has called for the president and artistic director of Surrey Opera to apologise and undergo "cultural sensitivity training".
Graham Linehan has had his criminal damage conviction overturned following a confrontation with a trans activist outside the Battle of Ideas Festival. A welcome victory — but a case that should never have reached court in the first place.
GCSE pupils are being told in a revision guide for Citizenship studies that Britons have a responsibility "to use freedom of speech but not offend".
Welsh nurseries are being advised to report "racist toddlers" to the police under taxpayer-funded guidance backed by the Welsh Labour Government — and yes, even the snacks must be "diverse".
A student is under police investigation for comparing a Palestine activist's headgear to a 'tea towel' — the latest example of Britain's de facto blasphemy law at work on university campuses.
The Government defeated a Labour rebel amendment at committee stage that would have established specialist rape courts at every Crown Court and removed the government clauses restricting the right to jury trial.
An FSU briefing by David Rose on how Sebastian Bond, founder of Tattle Life, was the victim of an egregious miscarriage of justice. A High Court of Northern Ireland judgment awarding £300,000 in damages against him has been set aside after it emerged that his opponents and their lawyers misled the court for two years.
The Liberal Democrats have admitted to unlawfully discriminating against David Campanale, a former prospective parliamentary candidate who was forced out of his seat ahead of the 2024 general election because of his Christian beliefs. The party has agreed to pay damages after a four-year legal battle believed to have cost over £250,000.
Reform UK councillor Steven Plater faced a formal code of conduct investigation after posting a satirical image of the Prime Minister on Facebook. With the Free Speech Union’s help, the council dropped the case.
The choir Singing Striders had its invitation to perform at the London Marathon rescinded by disability charity Scope. The reason for the last-minute cancellation was the founding member Janet Murray's gender-critical beliefs. Following public backlash, Scope reinstated the invitation — but by that point, the choir had decided to go it alone.
