Court documents obtained by the Telegraph show that Bridget Phillipson tried to pull the plug on the Freedom of Speech Act as one of her first acts as Education Secretary.
The Free Speech Union has formally begun its judicial review of the Government's decision to 'pause' the Freedom of Speech Act, naming Prof Arif Ahmed, the Govt's 'free speech tsar' as an interested party.
A crackdown on censorship at U.K. universities is about to begin as the Government's free speech Tsar gets to work bringing in a new complaints system and guidance, backed up by law.
Arif Ahmed, the Government's new 'free speech tsar', says he'll defend all views and is not intending to take sides in the culture war or promote the views of the Government.
According to the Mail on Sunday, Rishi Sunak has declared ‘war on woke’ and the Government is due to announce the appointment of Arif Ahmed as a ‘free speech tsar’.
