Publications and Research
Briefings, letters, research papers, and policy documents from the Free Speech Union.
2022
- Letter to the Metropolitan Police concerning the arrest of Hatun Tash
- The Faltering State of Academic Freedom
- Why the higher education freedom of speech bill is needed and how it could be even better
- Letter to Nadim Zahawi MP and Michelle Donelan MP thanking them for introducing two vital amendments we campaigned for to the Higher Education Bill
- Letter to the CEO of Cineworld concerning his decision to cancel The Lady of Heaven
- Letter to the Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University about the expulsion of Dr Jon Pike from a seminar for expressing gender critical views
- Letter to the Vice Chancellor of Aberdeen about the no-platforming of Alex Salmond
- Who Watches the Watchmen? Ofcom, free speech and the Online Safety Bill
- Letter objecting to the Home Office asking its staff to state their pronouns in email signatures
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital about the no-platforming of Helen Joyce
- Letter to the Provost of Worcester about ill-judged apology to students for allowing Christian group to hold conference on college facilities
- Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff about threats of violence against a group of our members at the University
- Letter to Minister for Education concerning intimidation campaign against Cardiff academics
- Letter to Professor Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor of Durham University, concerning a ‘diversity pledge’ that applicants for Assistant Professorships are required to make
- Letter to Professor Martin Jones, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Staffordshire University, regarding the investigation into Professor James Treadwell by Staffordshire University
- Safeguarding free speech in the Online Safety Bill
- Letter to the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh about Sir Geoff Palmer branding two senior Edinburgh academics “racist”
2021
- Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of UCL About ‘Liberating the Curriculum’
- Letter to Lord Wharton regarding Professor Timothy Luckhurst
- The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2021
- Letter to Master of Downing College about its new ‘Report Racism Guidance’
- Letter to St Andrews about the diversity training students have to undergo before they matriculate
- Letter to Professor Alec Cameron about the list of proscribed words sent to all new students in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aston University.
- Letter to Professor David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor of Sussex University, about the harassment and intimidation of Kathleen Stock
- Letter to Provost of Worcester College About His Recent Apology For Hosting Christian Event
- The Law Commission’s Proposed Changes to the Communications Act 2003 and Malicious Communications Act 1988
- Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University About its Shoddy Treatment of Professor Steven Greer
- Letter concerning Nottingham University’s decision not to recognise Father David Palmer’s appointment as Catholic Chaplain.
- Letter to the Chair of the Cambridge Classics Faculty raising concerns about its anti-racist Action Plan
- Letter to Kim Leadbeater MP concerning a teacher in her constituency of Batley and Spen.
- Stonewall’s Censorship Champions
- Letter to Sir Keir Starmer on behalf of one of our members – Ms Rebekah Wershbale
- Letter concerning the OUSU project to set up a “Student Consultancy of Sensitivity Readers”.
- The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
- Letter to IKEA About GB News
- Letter to the University of Exeter concerning accreditation of courses in the College of Social Sciences and International Studies.
- Letter to Wigan Council concerning one of our members, Maureen O’Bern
- Letter to Russell Group Universities About Reporting Websites
- Letter to Commissioner Cressida Dick CBE concerning Hatun Tash
- Letter to Gavin Williamson regarding Trent College in Nottingham and its treatment of former chaplain, Dr Bernard Randall
- The Online Safety Bill
- Letter to Professor Stephen Toope regarding Cambridge’s ‘Report and Support’ website
- Letter to the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford regarding The Welsh Government’s Race Equality Action Plan
- The Online Safety Bill and what the Government should do instead
- Letter to Ofcom regarding complaints about Julia Hartley-Brewer’s comments on ITV’s This Morning
- A Free Speech Union Manifesto
- Letter to Gavin Williamson About Batley Grammar School
- An Orwellian Society: Non-Crime Hate Incidents and the policing of speech
- Batley Grammar School Fails to Stand Up For Free Speech
- Letter to ITV About Piers Morgan’s Departure from Good Morning Britain.
