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academic freedom and free speech
People should not be punished for their beliefs
spiked,
23 June 2009
The proposal to ban British National Party members from teaching in schools is a far bigger threat to democracy than the BNP itself.
Whatever Happened to ‘Sticks and Stones’?
Pajamas Media,
13 September 2008
The freedom to offend is a very small price we pay for upholding a democratic way of life.
Really Bad Ideas: Censorship
spiked,
26 November 2007
The shrill opposition to the Oxford Union debate involving Nick Griffin and David Irving is part of today’s moral rehabilitation of censorship.
Planet Relief: the crusade against open debate
spiked,
6 September 2007
The hysterical reaction to the BBC’s decision to scrap its climate change special exposes green crusaders’ antipathy to discussion and dissent.
This principle is not negotiable
Times Higher Education Supplement,
6 July 2007
If monitoring Muslim groups threatens free speech, then surely boycotting Israeli academics does too.
Grumbling won’t change a thing
The Times Educational Supplement,
28 July 2006
For too long academics have let others decide their fate - except over pay
Buck the trend, dare to be nasty
Times Higher Education Supplement,
5 May 2006
A buyers' market is causing universities to be soft on students, but it's time to rebel
What’s wrong with cheats
The Guardian,
28 March 2006
The cooption of parents as unpaid teachers is at the root of Britain's plagiarism epidemic
Dissent? Not today, thank you
Times Higher Education Supplement,
9 September 2005
Freedom of speech is no longer a fashionable cause. It is suffering from a bad case of academic indifference
A degree is now a rite of passage
Times Higher Education Supplement,
17 June 2005
University qualifications have become the minimum requirement for getting a job. Welcome to the credentialist academy.
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