Does the word ‘ladies’ make you feel unsafe?

The culture of safetyism on campus is becoming increasingly absurd 22November 2021 https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/22/does-the-word...

Nov 28, 20214 min read

The free-speech crisis is not a right-wing myth

12 March 2021 SPIKED Too many on what passes for the left today are keen to dismiss the free-speech crisis in universities as a...

Apr 24, 20219 min read

Published on spiked 14 September 2020: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/09/14/the-crusade-against-the-enlightenment/ Edinburgh...

Sep 14, 20204 min read

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...

Jun 21, 20203 min read

I became a university lecturer almost 50 years ago, in 1974. At that time in British higher education, there were occasional attempts to...

Mar 9, 20205 min read

In this series, writers give their verdict on the previous decade and predictions for the next. Here, Frank Furedi reflects on the decade...

Dec 30, 20196 min read

During the past decade, and especially this year, those in positions of influence have tried to change the narrative through which...

Dec 26, 20197 min read

The issue of language is becoming more and more acrimonious and controversial. Politicians are attacked not so much for their views and...

Oct 18, 20197 min read

As a university professor and fervent advocate of academic freedom and free speech, I felt uneasy when I heard that an international...

Nov 13, 20182 min read

As if Australia Day isn’t dangerous enough for the culturally insensitive, we are now advised not to celebrate the Australian belief in...

Jul 17, 20173 min read

The meaning of a “safe space” has shifted dramatically on college campuses. Until about two years ago, a safe space referred to a room...

Jan 5, 20173 min read