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This week, Mills finally had his NCHI removed from his record by Kent Police, thanks to the efforts of the Free Speech Union. But while any individual victory like this is welcome, speech will not be truly free in the UK until NCHIs are abolished along with our censorious laws.
Charlie Peters, Spiked, 27th April 2022.
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When telling MPs on Monday that he had summoned the editor of the Mail on Sunday to his office for a dressing down, the Speaker of the House of Commons prefaced his announcement by saying he took the issue of press freedom ‘very seriously’.
Toby Young, Conservative Home, 27th April 2022.
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POLICE KENT BE SERIOUS: Thankfully, the Free Speech Union – whose board I am on – took up Mills’ case. And this week it was confirmed Kent Police had cleaned Mills’ record. Meaning he no longer stands guilty of this non-crime.
Douglas Murray, The Sun, 25th April 2022.
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The Free Speech Union added following the news: “We look forward to an overhaul of the social media company’s content moderation policies so it becomes possible for users to challenge prevailing orthodoxies, whether about the participation of transwomen in women’s sports or the effectiveness of the Covid vaccines, without running the risk of being no-platformed.”
Michael Curzon, The Daily Express, 25th April 2022.
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That is why I agreed to join the Scottish advisory council of the Free Speech Union, which today launches a campaign to protect freedom of speech in Scotland. The chilling Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act will shut down discussion of vital public importance, such as the conflict between sex-based women’s rights and trans rights.
Peter Kearney, The Times, 21st April 2022.
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The Free Speech Union warned the new rules could breach equalities law, and have written to the Home Office’s top civil servant Sir Matthew Rycroft to complain about the directive. They said: “We are concerned that this instruction, which appears to be mandatory, is a form of compelled speech that violates the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right to free speech and is a breach of the Equality Act 2010.”
Daniel Martin, The Daily Mail, 16th April 2022.
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Staff in the visa, status and information services department were sent a standardised format for their email signatures that included a suggestion that they include their preferred gender pronouns, for example “he/him”, according to the Free Speech Union (FSU), a campaign group.
Henry Zeffman, The Times, 16th April 2022.
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The Free Speech Union has written to Matthew Rycroft, the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office, to complain about a directive to Home Office staff to include their pronouns in their email signatures. They are concerned that this instruction, which appears to be mandatory, is a form of compelled speech that violates the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right to free speech (Articles 9 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights).
Guido Fawkes, 15th April 2022.
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Staff in the Visa, Status and Information Services department received an email ordering them to include their pronouns at the end of all messages they send. They must put “he/him” if they are a man, “she/her” if they are a woman or “they/them” if they don’t identify as either. But the Free Speech Union warned the order could breach equalities law. It has written to the Home Office’s top civil servant Matthew Rycroft to complain.
Kate Ferguson, The Sun, 15th April 2022.
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Free Speech Union General Secretary Toby Young also threw his weight behind the potential buyer. He told Express.co.uk: “Elon Musk is a steely-eyed free speech warrior. If he takes over Twitter, I hope he takes it back to what it was originally – the free speech wing of the free speech party.”
Michael Curzon, The Daily Express, 14th April 2022.
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