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Beware: if they are coming for me today, they can come for you tomorrow. If you were to post a political opinion on social media that did not conform to your bank’s “values”, you could find yourself in my position. This happened to a gentleman recently who questioned why his bank was celebrating Pride. He is now being advised by the Free Speech Union.
Nigel Farage, The Telegraph, 30th June 2023.
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Toby Young, general secretary of the Free Speech Union, said: “The way in which Dr Wright has been treated is absolutely disgraceful. The freedom to express your views in the public square is a fundamental human right that the British Army is supposed to be defending, not attacking.”
“Continuing to hound him following his resignation just adds insult to injury. The Army should apologise, thank him for his service and close the case.”
Ewan Somerville, The Telegraph, 29th June 2023.
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I’ve always been envious of journalists who give their names to ‘laws’, as in O’Sullivan’s First Law: ‘All organisations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing.’ So I’m going to take a stab at articulating Young’s First Law and it is this: ‘The more progressive a country is when it comes to sex and gender, the more authoritarian it is when it comes to speech and language.’
Toby Young, The Spectator, 28th June 2023.
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All those in fear of expressing an opinion can join the Free Speech Union. I have been a member for two years. Go to https://freespeechunion.org/ and join today. This country is increasingly becoming a place where people are in fear of expressing their opinions.
Kim Rye, TCW, 26th June 2023.
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But according to the General Secretary of the Free Speech Union (FSU), Toby Young, the challenges Christian teachers are already facing could loom considerably larger under Labour.
He told Christian Today: “I think it’s likely Labour will bring forward a Hate Crime and Public Order (England and Wales) Bill, which will be very similar to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act. It will increase the number of protected groups you can be prosecuted for ‘stirring up’ hatred against to include trans-identifying people and that will make it a criminal offence to misgender or deadname trans individuals.”
Julian Mann, Christian Today, 22nd June 2023.
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Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union, which advocates for freedom of expression, said: “[Ahmed’s] track record as a defender of free speech and academic freedom is exemplary.
Emma Yeomans, The Times, 1st June 2023.
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Thomas, who first recorded concerns about the civil service in 2020, won the settlement with the help of the Free Speech Union campaign group.
James Beal, The Times, 1st June 2023.
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The Free Speech Union was able to help Anna. Specialist employment barrister Spencer Keen provided tremendously generous help (with yours truly doing the donkey work), and formidable grounds of claim were submitted to the Employment Tribunal alleging unfair dismissal, automatic unfair dismissal for whistleblowing, victimisation, belief and race discrimination, and harassment.
Bryn Harris, The Critic, 1st June 2023.
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And the Free Speech Union (for which I’m an unpaid adviser) recently won a record settlement on behalf of a civil servant whistleblower who was fired for criticising politically extreme “diversity” and “gender ideology” training programmes.
Juliet Samuel, The Times, 31st May 2023.
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Ms Thomas began a claim against the Department in 2022, with the support of the Free Speech Union. She claimed she was the victim of unfair dismissal, belief discrimination, victimisation as a whistleblower, and harassment.
After three preliminary hearings, the DWP agreed to settle and pay Ms Thomas £100,000, of which £27,500 was for injury to her feelings. It did not admit any liability.
Louisa Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph, 27th May 2023.
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