
The renowned historian David Starkey has been removed from a fundraising video for the University of Cambridge, after a number of staff and students claimed he was an “aggressive racist” and “sexist”. They are now demanding the campaign is completely scrapped and a
by Liam Deacon19 Nov 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

An outspoken Muslim journalist who advocates a “sexual revolution” in the Islamic world has reportedly been “no platformed” by a Student Union (SU). The students deny this, claiming officers were “tired” and preferred “dialogue” to allowing her to speak alone. Despite
by Liam Deacon18 Nov 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Under pressure from progressive activists, the University of York has canceled an event to address men’s issues on International Men’s Day this Thursday, on the grounds that women’s inequality is more important.
by Allum Bokhari17 Nov 2015, 8:53 AM PST0

Students at a London university have banned an alumnus from speaking about his experiences fighting ISIS in Syria because they did not want to encourage others to go and fight against them. They’ve claimed “one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist”
by Liam Deacon6 Nov 2015, 2:38 PM PST0

Sir Vince Cable, the ex-Business Secretary, has said universities will increasingly ban feminist and right-wing speakers – such as Germaine Greer Nigel Fargae – to not appear “anti-Islamic” now they are compelled to ban “non-violent extremists” in accordance with new
by Liam Deacon28 Oct 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

Tommy Robinson, the ex-leader of the English Defence League (EDL), has been barred from speaking at Durham University. Mr Robinson was planning to talk about free speech and “political policing,” which he alleges has now been used to silence him. On
by Liam Deacon22 Oct 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

The “Welfare and Diversity” officer for Goldsmiths University Student Union (SU), who made national headlines earlier in the year for banning white men from public events and tweeting “#killallwhitemen”, has been summoned to court. According to a statement from the
by Liam Deacon6 Oct 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

A student magazine founded on the principles of free speech called No Offence has been banned from the University of Oxford fresher’s fair because the Student Union deemed it “offensive.” The satirical magazine was supposed to “challenge the mainstream view”
by Liam Deacon2 Oct 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

University officials have ordered a local “Tex-Mex” restaurant to stop handing out ‘racist’ sombreros to students during fresher’s week, as they violate the Student Union’s policy on “cultural appropriation.” Pedro’s Tex-Mex Cantina, a Norwich restaurant, had set up a stall
by Liam Deacon29 Sep 2015, 4:46 AM PST0

Maryam Namazie – a secular campaigner and founder of the Council of Ex-Muslims – has been blocked from speaking at the University of Warwick, because she “could incite hatred on campus” and “insult” religion. She has condemned the “lefties” and
by Liam Deacon26 Sep 2015, 1:15 AM PST0