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Buckingham vice-chancellor’s allies blame woke backlash for suspension

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Toby Young of the Free Speech Union (FSU) has complained to the Office for Students (OfS) alleging: “The reason Tooley has been humiliated and publicly shamed in this way is because some members of the council disapprove of the various public interventions he has made in defence of free speech and the history and heritage of Great Britain which, in their eyes, are ‘right wing’ points of view and therefore beyond the pale.”

Sean O’Neill and Nicola Woolcock,The Times, 8th November 2024.

Labour’s Education Secretary Faces Legal Battle Over Free Speech Laws Amidst Backlash from Academics

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In a significant legal twist, the Free Speech Union has been granted permission to challenge Ms Phillipson’s decision in the High Court, with a judicial review hearing scheduled for January 23. The group accuses Ms Phillipson of unlawfully removing protections for individuals with certain “protected characteristics” under the law, including those with gender-critical views or minority political perspectives.

Conservative Post, 4th November 2024.

Education Secretary faces court over shelving free speech laws

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The Telegraph has learned that the Free Speech Union has now been granted permission to appeal the move, with a judicial review hearing set to take place in the High Court on Jan 23. The group has accused Ms Phillipson of acting unlawfully by removing protections for “people of certain protected groups”, such as “gender-critical persons or those who espouse minority political views”.

Poppy Wood, The Telegraph, 3rd November 2024.

University reported to watchdog after vice-Chancellor ‘pushed out for holding Right-wing views’

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In a letter to the university regulator, the Free Speech Union (FSU) claims that Prof Tooley’s suspension was prompted by a series of claims made by his wife, from whom he is in the process of divorcing. “These allegations appear to be vexatious in nature and relate to Prof Tooley’s behaviour in the couple’s private life, e.g. that he keeps a toy gun in his bedside drawer,” the letter says. The allegations from Prof Tooley’s ex-wife “have no bearing on his fitness to carry out his public role as vice-Chancellor of Buckingham” and “should have been dismissed as “tittle-tattle”, the FSU say.

Camilla Turner, The Telegraph, 2nd November 2024.

Don’t say the M-word! Now woke civil service guide warns against using the phrase ‘Millennial’ because the term is ‘harmful’ language

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The focus on language was criticised by Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, who said civil servants should instead prioritise getting back to the office and responding efficiently to members of the public. He said: “No one give a stuff about this sort of language apart from bug-eyed woke activists. Apologies if that phrase offends ants. If civil servants want to improve their relations with the general public they should stop working from home, respond promptly to email queries and pick up the phone occasionally.”

Richard Marsden, Daily Mail, 20th October 2024.

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