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Pearson may be free, but Britain’s thoughtpolice never rest. According to figures compiled in 2017, around nine people in England and Wales are arrested every single day for what they say online. While most ‘problematic’ thoughts don’t meet the criminal threshold, the Free Speech Union estimates that 65 people per day are recorded as having committed a ‘non-crime hate incident’ (NCHI).
Spiked, 26th November 2024.
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The Free Speech Union also insists it is not enough to “raise the threshold” of what constitutes an NCHI, and that “what we need to do is abolish eye-of-the-beholder ‘hate speech’ laws altogether.”
Michael Curzon, The European Conservative, 25th November 2024.
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If you doubt me, consider what happened to Allison. Someone dug up a year-old tweet, long-since deleted, and complained about it. Why would you go to all that trouble to find something to be upset by? Good question. Toby Young of the Free Speech Union, who has himself been on the receiving end of this nonsense, calls it “offence archaeology”.
Daniel Hannan, The Telegraph, 23rd November 2024.
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The Free Speech Union (FSU) and former police officer Harry Miller, chief executive of campaign group Fair Cop, have written to Ms Cooper threatening legal action if there is any loosening of the guidance on NCHIs.
Charles Hymas, The Telegraph, 22nd November 2024.
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With a foreword by Toby Young (director of the Free Speech union and associate editor of The Spectator) and an introduction by Dr Donnelly himself, the various contributors each add to the book’s overarching theme that rather than practicing self-flagellation over our role in Western culture, we should be rightly celebrating it.
Stephen Lacey, The Catholic Weekly, 21st November 2024.
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It’s no wonder Toby Young’s Free Speech Union has seen a huge surge in membership. People are seeking sanctuary and support in an organisation that defends their right to express ideas — ideas that should be the lifeblood of a democratic society.
Richard Thomson, The Express, 21st November 2024.
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Toby Young of the Free Speech Union said:“If Ofcom is to retain any credibility as an impartial regulator, it has to remain above the political fray.”
Jack Elsom, The Sun, 20th November 2024.
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As Free Speech Union founder Toby Young has argued in these pages, the simple answer is through changes to the law.
Laurie Wastell, The Spectator, 19th November 2024.
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The teenage girl banned from football after asking a “bearded” transgender opponent “Are you a man?” is to appeal her punishment with the help of a free-speech group that is also assisting Allison Pearson. The Free Speech Union (FSU) has appointed leading barrister John Jolliffe to fight a guilty verdict imposed by a national serious case panel that has provoked growing outrage and a protest outside Wembley ahead of England’s Nations League victory against Republic of Ireland on Sunday.
Ben Rumsby, The Telegraph, 18th November 2024.
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Toby Young, director of the Free Speech Union, a public interest group, said, “If it’s not a criminal offense for pro-Palestinian protestors to call for a global intifada, I don’t see how a Jew calling another Jew a ‘kapo‘ can possibly be against the law.”
JNS, 17th November 2024.
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