News and Victories
Home Secretary calls time on NCHIs, but the battle for common sense policing continues
The Home Secretary has announced the abolition of non-crime hate incidents in England and Wales — a long-campaigned-for FSU victory — but the fight for common sense policing isn’t over yet.
We are hiring! Software Engineer — Free Speech Union
The FSU is looking for a software engineer to work on AI automation, systems integration, and security. £35,000–£40,000, full remote.
Labour Party suspends chief jury trial rebel Karl Turner MP
The Labour leadership has removed the whip from Karl Turner MP, who led backbench opposition to the Government's plans to restrict the right to trial by jury. The FSU believes this looks very much like tone policing.
Most senior judge in England & Wales raises concerns over Lammy's jury trial reforms
The Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, has raised serious concerns about David Lammy's plan to curtail the right to trial by jury, warning that judge-only trials could expose judges to an increased risk of physical abuse.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Speech Roundtable on Jury Trial Reforms
The APPG on Freedom of Speech hosted a roundtable on the Government's plan to curb jury trials, with speeches from Karl Turner MP, Nick Timothy MP, Kirsty Brimelow KC, Adam King, and Dr Bryn Harris.
Free Speech Union backs Royal Holloway student after Freshers' Fair dispute
The Free Speech Union is backing Royal Holloway student Brodie Mitchell in taking legal action against his university after he was suspended for a comment at the Freshers' Fair.
Government Reneges on Promise to Jury Trial Rebels
The Government has broken its promise to Labour rebels opposing jury trial reforms, raising fresh doubts about whether opponents can trust ministers to negotiate in good faith.
Islamophobia definition will cause confusion and lead to self-censorship, says counter-terrorism tsar
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.
The Free Speech Union launches legal challenge against Government over Islamophobia definition
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.
Leading lawyer quits legal service watchdog over Lammy's 'tyrannical' jury reforms
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.
FSU victory for gender-critical councillor
Independent councillor and FSU member Dulcie Tudor has been cleared by an external investigation into complaints about her gender-critical Facebook posts.
Keir Starmer once warned that scrapping jury trials leads to wrongful convictions
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.
