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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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Conservative MP calls for UK to return to Christian foundationsA Conservative MP has called for the UK to return to its Christian foundations amid concerns over doctrinal confusion, national decline, and moral drift in an extended speech which has been commended…
Freedom of Speech
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'Billboard Chris' wins landmark free speech caseCampaigner Chris 'Billboard' Elston has secured a major free speech victory as a court in Australia overturned a previous government order that aimed to censor one of his posts on social media…
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Irish Government pledges ban on conversion therapy
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Man convicted for publicly burning Quran in protest
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Britain’s free speech record is stumbling block in US trade negotiationsThe US has warned that Keir Starmer’s government may need to reconsider Britain’s controversial hate speech laws if it hopes to secure a trade deal.
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Defeat for free speech in buffer zone case
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Abortion buffer zones at centre of free-speech row with US
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University fined after limiting free speech on trans ideologyThe University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education watchdog for failing to protect free speech in the case of gender-critical academic Kathleen Stock. The Office for Students (OfS)…
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Pastor prosecuted for preaching in NI buffer zoneA retired church minister will be hauled before the courts in Northern Ireland this week after preaching an open air sermon in an abortion "buffer zone".
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US Vice President JD Vance criticises UK over free speechThe US Vice President JD Vance has warned that free speech is under real threat across Europe as he cited examples from the UK.
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Kristi Higgs wins her case at Court of Appeal in free speech victoryIn a landmark ruling for freedom of speech, the Court of Appeal has reversed a ruling which defended the dismissal of Kristie Higgs from Farmor's School after she raised concerns on Facebook…
Freedom of Speech
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Tensions between free speech and hate speech in Islamophobia Council proposalAngela Rayner is establishing a 16-member council on Islamophobia to define anti-Muslim discrimination and advise ministers on addressing it.
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New APPG on free speech launchedA new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Free Speech has been formed, aiming to protect and promote freedom of expression in the UK.
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Govt revives free speech law for universities
The UK government plans to reintroduce the Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act, initially passed in 2023 under the Conservative government.
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