The Writers Advisory Council of the FSU has written to the Council of the Royal Society of Literature to object to its failure to condemn the violent attack on Salman Rushdie by an Islamist terrorist They copied in Her Majesty the Queen who is the patron of the Society

We have responded to two consultations run by the financial regulators the Financial Conduct Authority FCA and the Prudential Regulatory Authority PRA We re concerned that the proposals will force regulated firms to embed politically contentious diversity and inclusion policies deeper into their businesses We have shared with both regulators our first hand experience of the chilling effect on free speech that diversity and inclusion initiatives have already had for

I wrote to Dr James Mannion the CEO of Rethinking Education about his decision to no platform Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert the Director of Don t Divide Us from a one day education conference because some of the other speakers and delegates had objected that her presence would make them feel unsafe I asked him to apologise to Dr Sehgal Cuthbert and arrange for her to speak at a future

The Free Speech Union has written to Professor Sir Malcolm Evans Master of Regent s Park College about the College s Trans Inclusion Statement which is based on a misunderstanding of the Equality Act 2010 The Statement stipulates that any unlawful discriminatory behaviour including transphobic harassment or bullying by individuals or groups will be dealt with under the College s Policy on Harassment and Bullying and within the relevant legislation

The Free Speech Union has written to the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police to complain about the arrest of a 16 year old autistic girl who compared a Women Police Officer to her lesbian nana She was told she was being arrested for homophobic hate speech but we don t think her speech meets the criminal offence threshold under the Public Order Act 2006 We also point out that

In the course of our work we come across some pretty egregious equity diversity and inclusion policies but the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust s Transitioning at Work and Gender Diversity Policy is the worst yet This NHS Trust is effectively telling female Muslim employees that if they refuse to use or express any concerns about using toilets or showers with trans identifying biological males they will face

We ve written to the Proctors of Oxford University who are responsible for student discipline to complain about the decision by Oxford University Students Union OUSU to ban the Oxford Union from having a stall at the next Freshers Fair seemingly in response to the Union s refusal to no platform Kathleen Stock Kathleen is due to give a talk at the Union on 31st May and the Union has

In February a group of students at Sheffield University tried to set up a free speech society but when they applied for official recognition from the Students Union it was declined The group appealed and won but have now been told their society is a red risk That means they must attend risk assessment training and cannot invite any speakers on to campus without first having to submit a list

We ve written to St John s College and the University of Cambridge asking for the urgent reinstatement of a film screening organised by student Charlie Bentley Astor which the College has cancelled She intended to show the film Birthgap Childless World with director Stephen Shaw but student activists threatened protests apparently for the ludicrous reason that Shaw had appeared on Jordan Peterson s podcast The College had already imposed

We ve written to the Proctors of Oxford University who are responsible for student discipline to complain about the decision by Oxford University Students Union OUSU to ban the Oxford Union from having a stall at the next Freshers Fair seemingly in response to the Union s refusal to no platform Kathleen Stock Kathleen is due to give a talk at the Union on 31st May and the Union has