The Government has gone back on its promise to Labour rebels on jury trials, in what constitutes a serious breach of trust.
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The Government's independent reviewer of counter-terrorism law has warned that the new anti-Muslim hostility definition will lead to confusion and self-censorship — with no clear guidance on what it means.
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The Free Speech Union has launched a legal challenge against the Government's "anti-Muslim hostility" definition, warning it threatens free speech and risks creating a back-door Muslim blasphemy law.
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Leading lawyer Flora Page KC has quit her role on the Legal Services Board in protest at David Lammy's "tyrannical" jury reforms, warning the plans would "rip the heart out" of the rule of law.
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Independent councillor and FSU member Dulcie Tudor has been cleared by an external investigation into complaints about her gender-critical Facebook posts.
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A 1992 report that Keir Starmer helped write concluded that the removal of jury trials contributed to wrongful convictions in Northern Ireland — yet his government is now planning to restrict the ancient right to trial by jury.
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The Police Federation of England and Wales has dropped its legal challenge against a High Court ruling which found PC Rick Prior and PS Richard Cooke were unlawfully treated.
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We marked three years of the Ian Mactaggart Programme with a reception at the House of Commons — celebrating the students championing free speech on campus.
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A lone Met Police officer went viral for defending a Christian street preacher's right to speak — but across Britain, heavy-handed policing of preachers is becoming the norm.
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The Trump administration has launched freedom.gov, a VPN-style portal letting UK and EU citizens bypass online censorship laws — a stark signal of US alarm over European free speech restrictions.
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The FSU has drafted a Welsh adaptation of HEFSA and is calling on parties contesting the 2026 Senedd election to adopt it as a manifesto commitment.
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An FSU briefing examines the Islamist links of the government's Islamophobia Working Group and the serious threat its proposed definition poses to free expression.
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A man who burned a Quran in protest was convicted while his knife-wielding attacker walked free. Is the CPS quietly reviving blasphemy law by the back door?
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A landmark ruling finds that a mental health charity unlawfully discriminated against Christian social worker Felix Ngole by withdrawing a job offer over his biblical views on marriage.
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Elon Musk is taking the EU to court over a €120m Digital Services Act fine against X — in what could be a defining battle for free speech and regulatory power in Europe.
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Graham Linehan told the US House Judiciary Committee that the UK's free speech crisis won't end until Keir Starmer leaves office — and urged America to act.
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Jazz lecturer Martin Speake was effectively cancelled after questioning critical race theory — now he's taking Trinity Laban to an employment tribunal with FSU's support.
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Starmer doubled down on plans to scrap jury trials while visiting China — as opposition from MPs, lawyers, and even his own ministers continues to grow.
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More than 50 peers — including three former Cabinet Ministers — have written to the Digital Secretary warning that delays to free speech protections threaten online expression.
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Hindu community leaders have warned that an official definition of Islamophobia risks a chilling effect on legitimate criticism and free speech.
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The US Under Secretary of State has accused the UK government of "telegraphed authoritarian intentions" and warned of congressional responses to Ofcom.
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Staffordshire Police drop Orwellian charges against Robert Moss — a fireman of 28 years — after he was arrested for criticising his former employer on Facebook.
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The Home Secretary has announced she will scrap non-crime hate incidents in their current form, following high-profile cases including that of FSU member Graham Linehan.
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The High Court has ruled that the Police Federation of England and Wales acted unlawfully in suspending two elected FSU members over public remarks on race and policing.
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The Free Speech Union wins a major High Court ruling that the Police Federation acted unlawfully in suspending two elected chairs for comments on race and policing.
Read moreThe CEO of Substack, Chris Best, has criticised the Online Safety Act, becoming one of the latest prominent figures to warn of the threat the legislation poses to free speech.
Read moreIn 2025, the FSU handled 211 cases involving social media posts — 59 with police and 152 employer-related. Here are some of the year's most striking cases.
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