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This week, MP Kim Leadbeater introduced her private members bill to introduce assisted suicide across England and Wales. The text of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has not yet…
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Half of UK unis don't have debating societiesAlmost half of UK universities in the don't have a student debating society, a new report shows, stoking fears that free speech is in decline.
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Civil liberties groups urge overhaul of Online Safety BillGroups standing up for freedom of expression have written to the UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan urging a complete overhaul of the Online Safety Bill.
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Free speech concern after republican arrests
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Free speech champion Salman Rushdie recovering after attackFree speech campaigner and author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is now on the slow road to recovery according to his family.
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Attorney General: schools don't have to use pupils' preferred pronouns
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Top UK Universities cancel 'challenging' books
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Police to ignore trivial "hate incidents"New College of Policing guidance instructs officers to disregard "trivial" or "irrational" reports, and upholds the right to free speech.
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Students want less free speech, survey shows
More Undergraduates than ever before support restrictions on free speech and affirm the right of individuals not to feel offended, a new survey suggests.
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Oxford college misled students over cancelled Christian conferenceThe University of Oxford has admitted to "misleading" students over the circumstances surrounding a Christian conference being cancelled.
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Campaigners welcome improvements to University Free Speech BillCampaigners have welcomed new government amendments to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill which they claim will make the legislation more robust and effective.
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Top QC warns of Online Safety Bill free speech threatThe UK Government's Online Safety Bill threatens free speech and may be incompatible with human rights law, a top media QC has said.
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Christian Finnish MP wins free speech victoryA Finnish MP who was charged under hate crime laws for quoting bible verses and expressing orthodox, Christian teaching on social media has been cleared of all charges.
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JK Rowling: Self ID will harm vulnerable womenHarry Potter author JK Rowling has hit out at Scottish Government plans to allow people to self identify their sex.
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