Freedom of speech

Following Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's death last week, there have been growing concerns among freedom of speech activists. This comes after several incidents of people being arrested for exercising what should be their fundamental democratic right to protest against the monarchy. George Scotland asks if a Britain which...

Amy Evans The University of Nottingham refused to acknowledge the appointment of Catholic Chaplain, Father David Palmer, following concerns over the manner in which he has expressed his religious belief online. Comments made on Twitter regarding abortion and euthanasia were brought to the University’s attention, causing deep concern over...

Alice Bennett Free speech versus hate speech is a controversial discussion, particularly on university campuses. Recently, the University of Sussex has defended philosophy professor Kathleen Stock after she was accused of making transphobic comments, resulting in demands for her dismissal. Stock has stated that she believes biological sex is...

Scholars at Risk is a network of universities aiming to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression from intimidation and/or authoritarian measures. Protecting freedom of expression is integral to a peaceful and democratically sophisticated society. SAR has been working for 20 years towards this mission, building a large network...

There have been several cases in the media recently about people being fired from their job, or kicked out of university, for what they post on social media. Many people disagree with this, citing freedom of speech. Surely one’s private opinion should not affect their employment? However, as soon...

The Sun has set over Nottingham and across university campuses throughout Britain. Over the past few years, a number of prominent universities have banned the sale of The Sun newspaper and other controversial publications (including the Daily Mail and Daily Express) on campus, initiating debate regarding the quality, or existence...

‘No to NUS Nottingham’ is proposing that we as students of the University of Nottingham should be able to have our say in a referendum on our membership of the National Union of Students (NUS) in light of recent developments. We want to engage with as many students as possible...