News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
There has never been a class of people who are freer to express their opinions than Left-leaning academics in 2023. So why do they think the Government is trying to censor them, asks Dr David McGrogan.
The Science Secretary Michelle Donelan is set to unveil a review into the "utter nonsense" of public bodies being encouraged to gather data based on self-identified gender rather than biological sex.
Michelle Donelan, the Digital Secretary, has unveiled a new version of the Online Safety Bill today. How much better will free speech be protected in the ‘Donelan compromise’? Let’s take a deep dive.
According to several newspaper reports, the Government is planning to scrap the clause in the Online Safety Bill designed to protect adults from ‘legal but harmful’ content – a huge victory for free speech campaigners.
A survey of 117 universities by the Telegraph has found that 51 are insisting their students wear masks, in spite of guidance to the contrary. Bristol says it's "a sign of respect, kindness, and sensitivity to each other".
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