HOUNDED OUT: DOES PUBLISHING HAVE A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PROBLEM?

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

FSU BOOK LAUNCH Hounded Out: Does Publishing Have a Freedom of Expression Problem? Monday 14th October, 7.30pm Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome Casino, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH SPEAKERS: Jenny Lindsay, poet and essayist Kate Clanchy, author Matthew Hamilton, literary agent   “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the […]

Secrets, Suppression and Authoritarianism

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

 Secrets, Suppression and Authoritarianism   with Andrew Gold and Winston Marshall Monday 22nd July, 7.30pm Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH Although our culture is one in which authenticity is apparently highly prized, where we are encouraged to ‘speak our truth’ and ‘bring our whole selves to work’, we all […]

Is It Time to Get Over the Rainbow?

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

  From Gay Liberation to LGBTQ+ Conformity — Is It Time to Get Over the Rainbow?  Monday 13th May, 7.30pm  Free Speech Union in partnership with LGB Alliance  Lola's Bar, Lower Ground Floor, The Hippodrome, Main Entrance, London WC2H 7JH.  Only a few years ago, it seemed that the fight for gay rights was won […]

LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with Toby Young

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

In conversation: LIONEL SHRIVER and Toby Young DATE: Monday 15th April, 2024 Come along for a very special FSU Speakeasy in a great venue, to hear author LIONEL SHRIVER in conversation with FSU General Secretary Toby Young. They will discuss Lionel's new book, MANIA. In a reality not too distant from our own, the so-called […]

LIVE! In conversation: Nigel Farage and Toby Young

Hippodrome, London Little Newport Street, London, United Kingdom

Come along for a special late-night event in a great venue, to hear FSU General Secretary Toby Young in conversation with broadcaster and political leader, Nigel Farage. They will discuss the latest threats to freedom of speech, including their direct experiences of financial censorship.  There will, of course, be an audience Q and A.   As […]