Nov 28, 20214 minDoes 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...
Apr 24, 20219 minThe 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...
Sep 13, 20204 minThe crusade against the EnlightenmentPublished on spiked 14 September 2020: https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/09/14/the-crusade-against-the-enlightenment/ Edinburgh...
Jun 21, 20203 minDystopian and disturbing: Big Tech censorship lumps together conspiracy loons and proper scientists18 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, 20205 minHow to win the campus free-speech warsI became a university lecturer almost 50 years ago, in 1974. At that time in British higher education, there were occasional attempts to...
Dec 30, 20196 minOur 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, 20197 minIn 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...
Oct 18, 20197 minThe war over wordsThe issue of language is becoming more and more acrimonious and controversial. Politicians are attacked not so much for their views and...
Nov 13, 20182 minAcademics 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...
Jul 17, 20173 minReview: 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...
Jan 5, 20173 minCampuses 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...