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.
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.
By dropping the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, the Education Secretary has declared war on the culture of free speech on campus. The fight-back starts here, says Claire Fox in the Telegraph.
The Government has just announced it intends to block the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, effectively declaring war on free speech. It's time to join the Free Speech Union and fight back.
