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A mass membership organisation dedicated to upholding free speech. To join, go to . Membership fees start at £4.99 a month

London, United Kingdom

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Hello, welcome, and thank you to all the new members joining us since the Scottish Government activated its deeply illiberal and authoritarian Hate Crime Act. We’ve put an arrangement in place with a top firm of criminal lawyers in Scotland, so if any of our members are…

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Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will publish government censorship requests, including calls for deleting tweets of banning accounts based on claims of alleged disinformation.

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Musk: Twitter To Publish All Government Censorship Requests

The announcement appears to be a swing at the EU’s new anti-disinformation efforts, as well as a bid to clear Musk’s name after a backlash over an increased ...

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Toby Young calls out Owen Jones for joining with 337 other @Guardian writers to denounce columnist Suzanne Moore, falsely accusing her of anti-trans bigotry.

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🚨 BREAKING: FSU member and army war hero Colonel Dr Kelvin Wright, who was forced out of the army after being hit with a transphobia complaint for stating that "men cannot be women", has been cleared of wrongdoing by an official inquiry! The FSU has been supporting Col Wright…

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📺 Watch this video to find out about our latest case — it's arguably our biggest yet. ⚽️ If you're a fan of a Premier League team, and you've ever expressed lawful but non-woke views on social media, please CLICK the link to use our new, automatic form to submit a subject…

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1/ An alarming number of people are losing their jobs at the moment – or being suspended from them, pending investigations – because they've criticised some aspect of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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"Join me in the Free Speech Union and together we can defeat the authoritarianism and intolerance that is once again threatening to destroy our liberty."

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🚨 BREAKING: The FSU has appointed an employment barrister to defend Dr Kelvin Wright, an army Colonel with 14 years' unblemished service, who was forced to resign after being hit with a transphobia complaint for stating that "men cannot be women".

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Colonel 'forced out of Army' after stating 'men cannot be women'

Kelvin Wright says he had to resign following warning from junior officer that his views could be at odds with MoD transgender policy

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PayPal has just reversed its decision to deplatform the Free Speech Union and apologised. A reminder that it's never a good idea to try to cancel us or any of our members. We will die in a ditch to defend free speech.

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A woman who was fired for tweeting her belief that medical knowledge of the long-term effects of gender affirming treatment (surgical and hormonal) in girls and young women is "deficient" has won her tribunal case after suing her ex-employer.

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NORWAY: Woman Fired for Criticizing Medical Transitioning of Youth Takes Her Former Employers To...

A woman in Norway has taken her employer to court after she was dismissed in apparent retaliation for statements she made on social media criticizing the practice of medically “transitioning” young...

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"She's autistic," the mum of the 16-year-old autistic girl says, as seven cops drag the child from her home and arrest her for the 'hate crime' of telling a female officer she looked like "a lesbian like nana". "I don't care," the cross female officer responds. Yet more proof,…

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🚨 BREAKING: As reported in @thetimes , almost 1,000 new Scottish members have joined the FSU in the past fortnight, most of them women, and in response we've set up a Hate Speech Hotline in case any of them get into trouble with the police about something they have said!…

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🚨 BREAKING: In a ground-breaking judgment against workplace cancel culture and for lawful freedom of expression, the Employment Tribunal has ruled that ACAS employee and FSU member Sean Corby was expressing a legitimate philosophical belief when he challenged Critical Race…

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A millionaire who was formerly Durham University's largest donor has cut off all donations to universities until "they get their #freespeech house properly in order" and has instead gifted £400,000 to the FSU in order to help protect #freespeech on campus.

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Ex-Durham donor cuts off university cash to fund fight for free speech

Mark Hillery, who gave more than £7 million to his alma mater, will focus on causes protecting scholars from getting cancelled

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Cancel Culture Is Getting Worse - Toby Young FSU Director Sky News

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1/ When the Yorkshire Building Society asked longstanding customer Rev Richard Fothergill for feedback, he politely queried why his local branch was festooned with Pride flags. Four days later, the UK's third biggest mutual closed his savings account.

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Yorkshire Building Society ‘closed vicar’s account after trans protest’

An Anglican church leader has accused the Yorkshire Building Society of bullying after it announced that it was closing his account within 14 days when he prot

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A law student at @AbertayUni is facing an investigation and possible expulsion for saying women have vaginas. She was muted by her lecturer and abused by other students. And still there are people who claim there isn’t a free speech crisis in universities.

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Student investigated for saying women must have vaginas

A law student who said that women have vaginas and are not as physically strong as men is being investigated by her university.Disciplinary action is being

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Twitter shouldn't have censored the Tweet from one of the British leaders of BLM saying she wanted to enslave white people. In a free society, we should be able to see the views of political activists so we can make an informed decision about whether to support them or not.

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This year let's cancel cancel culture 🙌

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Pro-life supporter Isabel was standing silently in a public street. Approaching her, a policeman asked: "Are you inwardly praying?" When she said she might have been, he arrested her. @seatradelaw on why Public Space Protection Orders should worry us all.

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Thoughtcrime is now a reality in Britain

Why was an activist arrested for praying silently in the street?

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Sorry, but liberty means @Joey7Barton having the right to express views some people won't like. For a government minister to decree that those views are "unacceptable", and call on @Ofcom to take action under the Online Safety Act is the stuff of tyranny.

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The Online Safety Act is already stifling free speech

Joey Barton, the footballer turned manager, may be a controversial figure, but is it really the business of the sports minister, Stuart Andrew, to threaten to silence him on Twitter and Facebook?...

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Author Gillian Philip describes how she was cancelled by HarperCollins when she tweeted her support for JK Rowling, but is fighting back with the help of the Free Speech Union 💪

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PayPal has shut down the account of the Free Speech Union. Financial services being withdrawn from people is the new battlefront in the ongoing war against #freespeech . Make your feelings known by submitting a complaint about UK PayPal's actions here. ➡️

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6/ You may disagree profoundly with what these men have said. But you should defend their right to say it without losing their careers. As George Orwell said, "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people things they do not want to hear."

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🚨 BREAKING! The FSU has secured damages in excess of £800,000 for a dyslexic Lloyds Bank manager sacked in a workplace #freespeech row! Carl Borg-Neal worked for Lloyds for 27 years and became a senior manager. But when, during a diversity training session, he quoted an…

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Oxford University has upheld the Free Speech Union's official complaint about the feminist society that no-platformed Amber Rudd. The University Proctors have de-registered the society and ordered it to issue an apology to her.

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Oxford university officials ban society that no-platformed Amber Rudd

An Oxford society which caused uproar after it cancelled a speech by former Home Secretary Amber Rudd has been barred by university authorities for breaching free speech guidelines.

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Success! Lisa Keogh has been cleared. She said: "No woman should face discrimination in the way I have because she believes in sex-based rights. I want to say a special thank you to the Free Speech Union for helping me through this stressful time."

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Student cleared after being investigated for saying women have vaginas

A LAW student who was investigated by a Scottish university for saying women have vaginas and are not as strong as men has been cleared of any…

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"If we cancel comedy, where do we go next?" Edinburgh Fringe fans have criticised the festival today and said the "obscene" cancelling of Father Ted writer Graham Linehan was a "black mark" on its long history of supporting stand-up and #freespeech .

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Edinburgh Fringe forces teary Graham Linehan to perform in the street

Mr Linehan broke down last night as he vowed to defeat 'evil trans activists' during a defiant street performance after two venues cancelled an Edinburgh Fringe show over his views.

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1/ THREAD: West Yorkshire Police Force has now dropped its investigation against an autistic girl arrested on suspicion of a hate crime for telling a female officer: "You look like my lesbian nana." Good. We wrote to the Force's Chief Constable today, outlining our concerns...

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Please see our update in relation to the arrest of a girl in Leeds on Monday.

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Many good men and women died fighting for our right to speak our mind and exchange ideas without being persecuted by the enforcers of intellectual conformity and moral dogma. This is our precious inheritance and we owe it to them, as well as our children, to come to its defence.

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A social worker has been blacklisted and referred to her regulatory body, after she questioned whether transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was the right person to model Nike's sports bras — her manager said there was a risk she "might misgender someone".

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Gender-critical social worker ‘blacklisted’ for trans views

Louise Chivers told she can’t apply for social services jobs pending an investigation after her comments on trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney

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With our help, Simon Isherwood has won his Employment Tribunal case against West Midlands Trains! The rail conductor was dismissed for gross misconduct after asking whether indigenous populations enjoy 'black privilege' in African countries during a diversity training course.

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We stand in solidarity with the teacher at Batley Grammar who has been suspended at the behest of a censorious mob. We are writing to the headteacher to object, copying in Gavin Williamson, and to the local Chief Constable asking him to make sure he's protected from intimidation.

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It is absolutely ludicrous that a trainee teacher could be barred from teaching for supporting the Batley Grammar School teacher over the Mohammed cartoons. There is no blasphemy law in England, nor should there ever be again.

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Exclusive: Student reprimanded after backing teacher who showed picture of Mohammed

Trainee summoned to fitness to practise hearing after telling course leader that he would not hesitate to show similar drawings in class

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One of the most stalwart defenders of the integrity of women's sport is Olympian Sharron Davies MBE. At the FSU-organised launch for her new book, @sharrond62 detailed the "vile" tactics deployed by radical trans activists intent on silencing any woman who dares to question them.

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We are supporting our member @darrengrimes_ who is being investigated by @metpoliceuk for something David Starkey said in an interview with him. The threat of arrest has SERIOUS repercussions for free speech 🤐 #IStandWithDarrenGrimes

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Love @piersmorgan or hate him, no one should lose their job at the behest of a twitter mob. Reports that @itvnews were insisting he apologise for his remarks about Meghan are deeply concerning. Piers has always defended others' right to free speech. We should stick up for his.

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Award-winning Polish musician Ewa Justka is the target of a cancellation campaign after speaking out against gender identity ideology and showing support for @jk_rowling and @Docstockk —gigs, workshops, and lecturing opportunities have all now been pulled.

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EXCLUSIVE: Award-Winning Polish Musician Removed From Performances, Teaching Contract After...

An award-winning Polish electronic and noise musician has found herself “canceled” after speaking out against gender ideology. Ewa Justka, a musician and electronics teacher, has spoken exclusively...

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When Anna Thomas was fired from the Civil Service for raising the alarm about politically controversial workplace messaging involving critical race theory and gender ideology, she turned to the FSU. With our help, Anna has just won a six-figure settlement!

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Civil servant who blew the whistle on political activism wins £100,000 settlement

Anna Thomas raised the alarm over a number on concerns, including a police jobseekers' event that excluded white men

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"No award or honour, no matter my admiration for the person for whom it was named, means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow the dictates of my own conscience" @jk_rowling

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Always follow the dictates of your own conscience

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Just heard that the @metpoliceuk have told @darrengrimes_ and Dr David Starkey that their case is now under review by a senior officer and they will not now be interviewed under caution. It’s over. We’ve won. But the war against Free Speech continues. Join the @SpeechUnion .

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BREAKING: Dame Alison Rose has resigned, having admitted selectively leaking confidential information about Nigel Farage's finances to the BBC, and creating the impression that the ex-UKIP leader was de-banked for commercial, rather than political reasons.

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NatWest boss quits after Nigel Farage leak admission

Chairman calls Dame Alison Rose's resignation a 'sad moment' as board confirms Paul Thwaite will take over temporarily pending approval

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In the first case of its kind in the UK, a devout Christian who claims her four-year-old son was compelled to take in an LGBT pride parade is suing the school.

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Mother sues son's school for saying he had to take part in LGBT parade

Izzy Montague, 38, said she was told by the headteacher of Heavers Farm Primary School in South Norwood that her son could not opt out of the event in June 2018.

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"People have publicly 'cancelled' their closest friends. Nothing is off limits. Family issues, mental health, relationships — all of it can and will be used against you." An anonymous student reveals what it’s like to be an Oxford University student.

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At Oxford students now live in fear - they think cancelling each other will help them get ahead

We need to stop living in fear and break the collective spell cast over the dreaming spires by an aggressive group of self-hating ideologues

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European publishers have joined a backlash against UK publisher Puffin's decision to rewrite sections of Roald Dahl’s books, saying his stories “lose all their power” if his language is watered down and that the rewrites "only concern Britain".

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French and Dutch publishers stand firm on Roald Dahl rewrite row

The author’s Dutch and French publishers said his stories ‘lose their power’ if language is toned down and rewrites ‘only concerns Britain’

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3 years

Just a reminder: No one has the right not to be offended.

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A woman whose complex operation at a London hospital was scrapped as a result of her request that only biological women be involved in her intimated care is calling for vulnerable patients to be given greater protections based on their sex-based rights.

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Hospital cancelled my surgery after I complained about transgender nurse

Teresa Steele developed an abscess after delays to operation following request for only biological women to provide her with intimate care

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🧵THREAD 1/ When Yorkshire Building Society asked longstanding customer Rev Richard Fothergill for feedback, he politely queried why his local branch was festooned with Pride flags. Four days later the UK's third biggest mutual closed his savings account.

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Yorkshire Building Society ‘closed vicar’s account after trans protest’

An Anglican church leader has accused the Yorkshire Building Society of bullying after it announced that it was closing his account within 14 days when he prot

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“A group of highly ideological cultists have taken over institutions across society.” Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has threatened to take legal action against an Edinburgh Fringe venue which axed his stand-up show due to his views on trans ideology.

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Graham Linehan threatens legal action after Edinburgh show axed over trans views

Leith Arches said it had not been aware that a speaker lined up to perform at an ‘edgy comedy’ night was Father Ted creator

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Rowan Atkinson condemns online cancel culture, comparing social media mobs to medieval gangs who hunted out heretics to burn 🤐

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Blackadder star goes forth into battle against cancel culture

Rowan Atkinson has condemned online cancel culture, comparing social media mobs to medieval gangs who hunted out heretics to burn.The comic actor, best known fo

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Success! Teacher trainee investigated for saying he'd show Mohammed cartoons in class will face no further action. He said "Thanks to @SpeechUnion I'm not going to be disciplined for blasphemy. I won’t forget the only friends I had when it really counted.”

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Exclusive: Student reprimanded after backing teacher who showed picture of Mohammed

Trainee summoned to fitness to practise hearing after telling course leader that he would not hesitate to show similar drawings in class

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The Batley teacher and his family are still in hiding and afraid for their lives. It’s now three months since protestors first gathered outside the school. They’ve been driven out of their home over a cartoon. This story must not be forgotten.

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"I don’t think what she said was offensive really. I don’t know why but there’s a whole Twitter generation of people who hang around waiting to be offended" - Robbie Coltrane 👏👏👏

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"JK Rowling believes in biological sex, and thus she must be unpersoned—there is a sinister and authoritarian impulse at work here." Brendan O'Neill on the 'book artist' rebinding Harry Potter books to remove every trace of she who must not be named.

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The war on JK Rowling

The crusade to erase JK Rowling continues. The latest ruse of the Rowlingphobes is to scrub her name from her own books. Yes, they now want to make even the Harry Potter universe a Rowling-free zone....

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Disappointing that on the day some of the most powerful companies in the world decide to censor anyone who dissents from prevailing orthodoxies, the Guardian launches another attack on the Free Speech Union. When will the paper realise everyone stands to lose from this attack?

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Some pupils at Eton have written an open letter to the Provost, urging him to reinstate the teacher who's been sacked by the Head Master for wrongthink. So far, it's been signed by a quarter of the school's 1,350 pupils. Expect that to increase overnight.

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Letter from Boys to Provost about Mr Knowland

A Letter from the Boys to the Provost and Fellows, asking for Mr Knowland’s reinstatement.…

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A judge has told the Met Police it cannot stop an Iranian dissident who displays a sign describing Hamas as "terrorists" from attending pro-Palestinian protests. At Westminster magistrates' court, Judge Towell said the Met's actions were disproportionate.

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Judge blocks police ban on ‘Hamas is Terrorist’ banner protester

A judge has told the Metropolitan Police it cannot stop an Iranian dissident who displays a sign branding Hamas as

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The Edinburgh Fringe cancellation of Graham Linehan confirms what many of us have known for some time: that no sphere of culture—not even the raucous realm of comedy—is safe from the regressive idea that people's feelings count for more than liberty itself.

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What does it take to get you cancelled at the Edinburgh Fringe?

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan's Edinburgh Fringe show has been cancelled thanks to his views on women's rights.

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Excellent news in the @MailOnline today—Maureen Martin, the Christian ex-London mayoral candidate who was fired for saying marriage should be between a man and a woman has won substantial damages for unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment!

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Ex-London mayor hopeful was fired for anti gay marriage beliefs

Maureen Martin was accused of gross misconduct after her employer, a housing association, claimed her campaign pledge to promote 'natural marriage' was discriminatory.

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The Free Speech Union has written to the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge asking him to clarify what speech the University regards as protected under its free speech policy. On the face of it, it appears to be one rule for Dr Gopal and another for Dr Starkey.

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“The attempt by hard-Left activists to bankrupt a politically independent TV channel before it has got off the ground is a battle we have to win for the sake of our democracy.” ✍️ @toadmeister , our founder, on the @GBNEWS boycott.

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TOBY YOUNG: Free speech is the most vital battle yet

TOBY YOUNG: The Free Speech Union has fought many important battles. We came to the defence of Conservative politician Amber Rudd after she was no-platformed by students at Oxford University.

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Two men in Sheffield arrested for putting stickers on lampposts saying, "Borders Open, Pubs Closed." Why isn't it legally permitted to question the lockdown, when 15,000 are still flying into the UK from China, Italy and Spain every week?

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Coronavirus: Arrests over 'disgusting' racist Covid-19 stickers

The stickers bearing the logo of a far-right group have been posted across Sheffield.

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This is brilliant.

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You don't have to like GB News to find it scary that media outlets can be put in financial jeopardy on the say-so of a few thousand activists who feel they have the right to stop anyone hearing anything that they don't happen to like, says Melanie McDonagh.

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Advertising boycotts are a threat to free speech

GB News hasn’t had a good couple of weeks — not since Laurence Fox made asinine and cruel comments about Ava Evans, whose views he took exception to. He has now been sacked and so has the presenter...

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Ralph Fiennes has publicly defended @jk_rowling — the actor who played Voldemort in the film adaptations of Rowling's Harry Potter novels told the @nytimes that the abuse directed at her simply for expressing criticism of gender ideology is "disgusting".

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Ralph Fiennes: Verbal abuse directed at JK Rowling is disgusting and appalling

The actor, who played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, said the author expressing opinions as a woman does not make her a ‘fascist’

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When a @GBNEWS reporter made enquiries about an inflammatory speech allegedly given at Lewisham Islamic Centre, the mosque reported it as a hate crime. Yet more evidence, says @FraserMyers , that hate-crime laws are being weaponised to shut down debate.

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When did journalism become a hate crime?

GB News’ Charlie Peters has been reported to the police for investigating Islamic extremism.

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School pupils will be taught that woke 'cancel culture' is a form of bullying and 'no platforming' is an attack on free speech 👏👏👏

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Woke 'cancel culture' is a form of bullying, pupils will be taught

Pupils will be taught that 'cancel culture' is a form of bullying and 'no platforming' an attack on our freedoms.

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Elon Musk has announced that X (formerly Twitter) will sue partners of George Soros's Open Society Foundation, after the NGO network was accused of spreading "hate misinformation" to justify an unprecedented crackdown on lawful free speech.

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Musk To Sue Soros’ Open Society in Irish Free Speech Row

The new Irish hate speech law will carry a penalty of five years in prison, potentially even for memes, thanks to the hard work of Soros-funded NGOs skewing ...

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1/ The FSU has written to an NHS Trust objecting to its new "gender diversity" policy, which effectively says a female employee not wishing to use the same toilets as a biological man with intact male anatomy is "transphobic" and could face losing her job.

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Woke NHS handbook on gender neutral toilet use

Thousands of workers at a hospital trust in the North East have been given the handbook which forbids team leaders using phrases like 'I understand your concerns' to anyone who complains.

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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: DE-BANKING VICTORY FOR THE FSU! 1/ The FSU is delighted the government has decided to do something about ‘de-banking’. This is a sinister form of #cancelculture that has no place in a modern democracy – and we deserve some of the credit for stamping it out!

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"PayPal has just redrawn the Overton Window. There are now certain issues you aren't allowed to defend people for expressing sceptical opinions about." PayPal is blocking payments to the FSU through its platform for alleged violations of the company's acceptable use policy.

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‘This is the new battlefront in the ongoing war against free speech… financial services being withdrawn from people.’ Founder of the Free Speech Union and the Daily Sceptic, Toby Young, speaks to Mark Dolan about payments to his organisations being blocked by Paypal.

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"We don't have to agree on everything — that would be insane and boring." Helena Bonham Carter has spoken about her hatred of #cancelculture and described @jk_rowling 's treatment over her defence of women's rights as "horrendous and a load of b****cks".

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Helena Bonham Carter says she 'hates' cancel culture

Helena Bonham Carter has spoken out on her hatred of cancel culture as she discussed the 'witch hunt' against fellow stars Johnny Depp and JK Rowling.

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Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, has said English universities must prove their 'commitment' to free speech before they'll be given bailouts. Excellent news.

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English universities must prove 'commitment' to free speech for bailouts

Gavin Williamson says institutions hit by Covid-19 should close courses with low graduate pay

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RT if you stand in solidarity with Professor Kathleen Stock 🙏

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"What bothers me is the shutting down of debate—education isn't indoctrination." Parents at a CofE school are furious after a teacher told a pupil she was "despicable" and would be reported for refusing to accept her classmate identifies as a cat.

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Pupil who questioned classmate ‘identifying as a cat’ called ‘despicable’ by teacher

Parents complain after recording emerges of teacher calling students homophobic and suggesting they ‘go to a different school’

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A teacher with an unblemished 18-year career record who was dismissed for "gross misconduct" and referred to the DBS as a safeguarding danger after refusing to affirm a pupil's gender change is to take legal action against the college in question.

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Sacked and vilified – caring teacher who dared to question a girl’s trans demand - The Conservative...

Sacked and vilified – caring teacher who dared to question a girl’s trans demand

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Fantastic news that Priti Patel has told police chiefs that people accused of non-crime hate incidents should have those allegations wiped from their record. That’s exactly what the @SpeechUnion recommended in its paper on NCHIs published last month. 👊

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"I watched [Prof Phoenix's talk] yesterday and had to take a walk. I found it very upsetting. Been a while since I cried at work," one Open University academic complained in an email to their Departmental Head of Subject. To which the Employment Tribunal ruling responds: "We…

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"We’ve arrived at a place where some see JK Rowling like some sort of hate preacher – it’s absurd... There will be some who share my opinion but are genuinely too nervous to offer her their support." We need to rebuild our culture of free speech.

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Opinion: JK Rowling is being made out to be a hate preacher – which is absurd

I think we should all get over the fact that a 56-year-old woman has dared to air a legitimate opinion over a deeply divisive issue

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1/ Dr Colonel Kelvin Wright. 14 years' unblemished service in the British Army. Two tours of Afghanistan. Saved countless lives. Led Camp Bastion's Medical Unit. And now forced to resign by the army's "LGBT champions" for stating "men cannot be women".

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Hero soldier shot down by cancel culture

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The horrors of the battlefield are as fresh for Colonel Dr Kelvin Wright today as they were at the height of the Afghan conflict.

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Barrister Sarah Phillimore, who had been under investigation by the Bar Standards Board for tweeting about her perfectly lawful gender critical beliefs, has had the allegations against her dismissed — a great #freespeech victory to end the year with!

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Earlier this month, Julie Burchill's publisher cancelled her book on cancel culture. Thanks to the intervention of our legal team, the publisher has now agreed to pay Julie's advance in full and returned all the rights.👍

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Julie Burchill Cashes in On Cancellation

Julie Burchill's publisher has agreed to pay her in full and relinquished all rights to her manuscript, following an intervention by the Free Speech

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"British universities have become indoctrination camps. A reckoning is long overdue!" @DouglasKMurray

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British universities have become indoctrination camps

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Now almost half the pupils at Eton have signed the open letter calling on the Head Master to reinstate the inspirational English teacher who’s been sacked for encouraging them to challenge fashionable orthodoxies. Good to see them standing up for free speech in the classroom.

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Some pupils at Eton have written an open letter to the Provost, urging him to reinstate the teacher who's been sacked by the Head Master for wrongthink. So far, it's been signed by a quarter of the school's 1,350 pupils. Expect that to increase overnight.

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The FSU has written to an NHS Trust objecting to its new "gender diversity" policy, which effectively says a female employee not wishing to use the same toilets as a biological man with intact male anatomy is "transphobic" and could face losing her job.

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Believing in free speech means extending the same protections to everyone who stays within the law, regardless of their politics. Priyamvada Gopal shouldn't lose her job for saying "White lives don't matter", but neither should Jake Hepple for saying "White lives matter".

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Together we can win. Join us today! ✍️

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"Will the govt take steps to ensure that [these companies] cannot discriminate against individuals or organisations on the basis of perfectly legal political views?" Good to see questions being asked in #Parliament today about @PayPal 's demonetisation of the FSU and @UsforThemUK .

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Last month, @GavinWilliamson gave UK universities a "final warning" – if they didn't take action to uphold free speech the govt would. Tonight, Amber Rudd's invitation to speak at the UNWomen's Oxford Society was withdrawn at the behest of student activists – a clear breach of

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Solidarity with @jk_rowling and the many other women who have faced abuse, threats, intimidation and harassment after speaking out on women's rights and trans issues. We urgently need to rebuild a culture of open debate and dialogue. Threats cannot be allowed to silence dissent.

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Last Friday, my family’s address was posted on Twitter by three activist actors who took pictures of themselves in front of our house, carefully positioning themselves to ensure that our address was visible. 1/8

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“Universities need to make it very, very clear [to students] that the institution exists to uphold academic freedom. And if they are unhappy about that, they need to leave.” What happened to @Docstockk can’t be allowed to happen again.

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'Stop pandering to students', universities told after trans-row professor Kathleen Stock quits

Scholars hit out at 'ludicrous' culture on British campuses and say institutions must address 'crisis of free speech'

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Gillian Phillip, who lost her book contract when she tweeted #IStandWithJKRowling , laments the state of the publishing industry and its utter spinelessness in the face of outrage mobs on Twitter

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Attempts by Sadiq Khan’s office to discredit and silence scientists at Imperial College who found his ULEZ policy had little impact on pollution have had a chilling effect at the university, leaving academics unwilling to publish further work on the topic.

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Khan tried to ‘silence’ scientists who questioned Ulez claims, emails show

Correspondence shows deputy ‘really disappointed’ that Imperial College publicised findings questioning effectiveness of scheme

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A teacher has been sacked by the Head Master of Eton for challenging the radical feminist orthodoxy that masculinity is fundamentally toxic. He is a member of the @SpeechUnion and we will be supporting him in full.

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Exclusive: Eton College dismisses teacher amid free speech row prompted by lecture on masculinity

The £42,500-a-year boarding school has been accused of 'prioritising emotional safety over intellectual challenge'

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The Isle of Man Communications Commission has concluded that Stu Peters did *not* breach the Programme Code when he challenged the concept of "White Privilege" during a late-night phone-in on Manx Radio. This is a significant victory for Stu and the Free Speech Union.

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Congratulations to @joannaccherry - the SNP MP has just won an "unreserved" apology from The Stand comedy club! The venue originally cancelled her show over her gender critical views, but has now admitted the decision amounted to "unlawful discrimination".

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SNP MP Joanna Cherry wins 'unreserved' apology from The Stand comedy club

The Stand venue in Edinburgh will host the MP's Fringe show as originally planned after it U-turned on its decision to cancel.

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We do not have blasphemy laws in this country and free speech and tolerance are supposed to be fundamental values.

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We must stop capitulating to this intolerance

The Batley Grammar scandal reveals the depths of liberal cowardice.

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The president of the Royal Society of Literature, Bernardine Evaristo, has defended the organisation’s failure to publicly express support for Sir Salman Rushdie following the recent attempt on his life by an Islamist sympathiser angered by the depiction of the prophet Mohammed…

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Police broke free speech rules by recording a 'misgendering' complaint against @jk_rowling as a non-crime hate incident (NCHI) — Home Office guidance makes clear that merely expressing gender critical views does not meet the legal threshold for a NCHI.

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Police broke freedom of speech rules by logging ‘misgendering’ complaint against JK Rowling as hate...

Police broke freedom of speech rules by recording a ‘misgendering’ complaint against JK Rowling as a “hate incident”. As reported

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Watch this video to find out about our latest case — it's arguably our biggest yet! A @NUFC fan, Linzi Smith, has been banned from attending games until 2026 for expressing her 'gender critical' belief that sex is binary and immutable. That part of the story is bad enough. BUT...

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As reported by @ReduxxMag , Justka has also received hate mail in her direct messages and emails, including this offering from music journalist Peter Kirn.

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