Critics are warning that union plans to cut back on times tables and grammar tests in primary schools threaten children’s education, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Now that it's in power, Labour is prosecuting its "war on disinformation" with authoritarian relish. But what about all the disinformation being disseminated by the Government itself? asks Steven Tucker.
The Education Secretary shelved the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act in part because British universities wanted to protect their commercial operations in authoritarian states such as China.
Over 500 academics, including Richard Dawkins, Kathleen Stock and Sir Niall Fergusson, have written a letter to Bridget Phillipson asking her to implement the Freedom of Speech Act in full.
By zeroing in on spotting extremism while allowing illiteracy to rise in our schools, Labour seems more interested in propaganda than in proper education, says Jack Watson. Why can't they just leave us kids alone?
The Free Speech Union has launched a legal challenge against Bridget Phillipson after she halted the Freedom of Speech Act just days before it was due to come into force.
Labour is set to make Britain's universities an arm of the state, says Dr David McGrogan. The Education Secretary has set out her plans to make life more comfortable for higher education – at the cost of its freedom.
Bridget Phillipson is wrong about the Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act she has just torpedoed, says Oxford law academic Dr Julius Grower. It won't increase legal action for universities but will ease it.
With her merciless slaying of the Freedom of Speech Act, Bridget Phillipson has shown herself to be a far more brutal political combatant than the enfeebled Tories. If you want to win the culture war, this is how to do it.
We are facing a radical agenda set by the progressive wing of the educational establishment, says Dr Stephen Curran. We should build on the past 14 years' foundation, not tear it down.
