The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has withdrawn controversial proposals to impose a sweeping new obligation on barristers to “act in a way that advances EDI”, following sustained opposition from across the legal profession and a concerted campaign by the FSU

West Mercia Police has recorded a portrait of Enoch Powell in a village shop window as a non-crime hate incident, after a passer-by took offence. The shopkeeper, a Reform UK campaigner, says the report is politically motivated.

A British national has been sentenced to ten years in prison in Saudi Arabia on charges that appear to relate to a single, now deleted tweet, according to British lawyers and Reprieve, the civil rights group supporting his family.

Thanks to the FSU’s intervention, a public sector worker sacked—and then let down by her union—for ‘far-right activity’ has been reinstated! Her ‘crime’? Liking a Facebook post that raised concerns about illegal immigration and called for democratic change.

Speaking in the House of Lords, FSU Head Lord Young proposed two amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, aimed at strengthening free speech protections for all employees—not just those whose views align with the cultural preferences of Britain’s judiciary.

The Court of Appeal has refused to reduce FSU member Lucy Connolly’s 31-month prison sentence, which she received for a single tweet posted just hours after three young girls were murdered in Southport by Axel Rudakubana.

Clause 20 of Labour’s Employment Rights Bill could crush workplace free speech, making employers liable for lawful but “offensive” remarks overheard by staff — but the FSU is fighting back.

A police force is reviewing its investigation into FSU member Julian Foulkes, 71 — a retired Special Constable who was arrested over a social media post warning about rising antisemitism on London’s pro-Palestinian marches.

With support from the FSU, Lucy Connolly is challenging the 31-month prison sentence she received for a social media post about migrants on the day of the Southport attacks. Her appeal will be heard at the Court of Appeal this week.

Police watchdog HMICFRS finds no evidence of Sir Keir’s alleged ‘coordinated far-right’ plot behind the 2024 Southport riots. Yet it still calls for faster takedowns and tougher controls on online speech during “emergencies”.

The Free Speech Union (FSU) is supporting a retired Special Constable who is suing Kent Police for wrongful arrest after being detained over a tweet warning about rising levels of antisemitism.

Firefighter and union rep Dafydd Roberts raised concerns about nepotism. In response, he was investigated and hit with a £7,500 costs order that has left him facing financial hardship. He stood up for his colleagues. Now he needs us to stand with him.

Cerys Vaughan, the teenage footballer banned for asking a trans opponent “Are you a man?”, has won her appeal. The FSU supported her throughout — funding her legal team and helping overturn the FA’s flawed decision.

The United States government has warned Australia to halt its crackdown on free speech following the election of a left wing government for a second term.