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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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Scottish tour guides ordered not use 'gendered language' like 'mum' and 'dad'Bosses at Historic Environment Scotland have been slammed for ordering tour guides at its premises not to use 'non-inclusive', gendered language like 'mum' and 'dad'.
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Free speech concern after republican arrestsCivil liberties groups have expressed concern after police action against republican protesters attending royal events.
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Free speech champion Salman Rushdie recovering after attack
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Attorney General: schools don't have to use pupils' preferred pronouns
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Top UK Universities cancel 'challenging' booksA Times investigation has revealed some of the UK's top universities are removing books that contain 'challenging' material in order to 'protect' students.
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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Police to ignore trivial "hate incidents"
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Students want less free speech, survey shows
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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 threat
The 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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Finnish Parliamentarian on trial for her Christian views
Päivi Räsänen, member of Parliament in Finland appeared in court this week in Helsinki for alleged “hate speech” after she publicly expressed her Christian views.
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UK Gov could criminalise social media posts 'likely to cause harm'Online messages considered "likely to cause harm" could be criminalised under vague new offences being considered by the UK Government.
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