Jun 21 3 min Dystopian and disturbing: Big Tech censorship lumps together conspiracy loons and proper scientists 18 May 2020 RT YouTube has set itself up as the world’s thought police over Covid-19 and is shutting down the voices of highly respected ...
Mar 9 5 min How to win the campus free-speech wars I became a university lecturer almost 50 years ago, in 1974. At that time in British higher education, there were occasional attempts to ...
Dec 30, 2019 6 min Our right to free expression is in crisis - can we call ourselves a democracy if we don't encourage In this series, writers give their verdict on the previous decade and predictions for the next. Here, Frank Furedi reflects on the decade...
Dec 26, 2019 7 min In 2020, we need to fight the new thoughtpolice During the past decade, and especially this year, those in positions of influence have tried to change the narrative through which societ...
Oct 18, 2019 7 min The war over words The issue of language is becoming more and more acrimonious and controversial. Politicians are attacked not so much for their views and p...
Nov 13, 2018 2 min Academics need courage, not anonymity As a university professor and fervent advocate of academic freedom and free speech, I felt uneasy when I heard that an international grou...
Jul 17, 2017 3 min Review: Not safe, just absurdly soft As if Australia Day isn’t dangerous enough for the culturally insensitive, we are now advised not to celebrate the Australian belief in m...
Jan 5, 2017 3 min Campuses are breaking apart into ‘safe spaces’ The meaning of a “safe space” has shifted dramatically on college campuses. Until about two years ago, a safe space referred to a room wh...
