Free Speech

Reclaiming free speech in 2012 Thursday January 26, 2012 Dennis Hayes identifies three ways in which we can all resolve to reclaim free speech in the coming year

Words will always hurt me Tuesday January 10, 2012 Stuart Waiton says the recent rows about racism in football are the mark of an infantile society

Settle it with a sacking Thursday December 15, 2011 The penalty for exercising your freedom of speech could be the sack, says Dennis Hayes

The moral maze of free speech Thursday December 1, 2011 Stuart Waiton battles against left and right to protect our right to be offensive

Loose talk in Canada Wednesday November 23, 2011 Dennis Hayes says universities should not try to restrict ‘loose and excessive’ thinking

Let the bigots rant! Tuesday November 22, 2011 However offensive their views, Rania Hafez believes the bigoted should not be banned from speaking

End the whining culture of complaint Tuesday November 8, 2011 Dennis Hayes believes that the encouragement of whining is undermining academic freedom

Let’s all be in denial about ‘in denial’ Tuesday October 25, 2011 ‘In denial’ is just the latest therapeutic term being used to attack free speech and academic freedom, argues Dennis Hayes

The ‘Scum People’ rise up Friday October 21, 2011 Stuart Waiton updates us on how football fans are rebelling against the elite’s attempts to control them through censorship

Gagging the press Sunday October 9, 2011 Licensing journalists wouldn’t work. But, worse, the fact that people are considering it shows a worrying lack of principle at the heart of public policy, says Patrick Hayes