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Free Speech in the UK: what does the law actually say? Under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998, “everyone has the right to freedom of expression” in the UK. The law goes on to say that this freedom “may be subject to formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society ...
Jul 14, 2020 · To some, it poses a grave danger to free speech. To some, it is a new take on ‘political correctness gone mad’ and a method used by the intolerant left to enforce a puritanical censure.
- ‘No Platforming’
- How Common Is ‘No Platforming’?
- ‘Safe Spaces’
- Safety Over Debate?
- Self-Censorship: A ‘Chilling Effect’?
- Are Universities Too Left Wing?
- Further Reading
The National Union of Students (NUS) introduced a No Platform policyin 1974. It prevents individuals known to hold racist or fascist views from speaking at NUS events and covers six organisations at present. Not all students’ unions have adopted the policy. Despite the narrow NUS conception of ‘no platforming’, the term is often used to describe an...
A 2020 survey of 61 students’ unions(p.8) found that just six events from almost 10,000 (0.06%) involving an external speaker were cancelled in 2019-20. Four were cancelled due to not following administrative processes, one involved a pyramid scheme fraudster, and the other was moved to a larger venue because it was a rally featuring then-Labour-le...
The Government’s February policy paper raised the issue of “statements” introduced at universities that might limit free speech. Some students’ unions have adopted ‘safe space’ policies. These set out how participants should behave in meetings and events on campus. They may restrict the expression of certain views or words that could make some grou...
The 2021 report acknowledges, however, that the framing of safe space policies can cause confusion. It said: This was also highlighted in the JCHR report, which noted the concept of ‘safe spaces’ has been problematic when extended too far, including occasions when pro-life, humanist, and secular groups have struggled getting representation at fresh...
The Government’s policy paper is particularly concerned with an alleged “chilling effect” of “increasing intolerance” on campus, which it claims has led some students and staff to self-censor their views. A 2019 report by King’s College London (KCL)showed that a minority of students feel unable to express their beliefs openly because they’re “scare...
A 2017 report by a neoliberal think tank, the Adam Smith Institute, argued that universities have a left-liberal bias. It says this poses a threat to freedom of speech and diversity of viewpoints on campus. The British Journal of Sociology published a 2020 study demonstrating that professors in European universities are more liberal and left-leanin...
The Library briefing Freedom of speech in universities – is there a problem?considers the existing legal framework for upholding freedom of speech on campus and explains the Government’s recent proposals to strengthen regulations. About the author: Joe Lewis is a researcher at the House of Commons Library specialising in further and higher educatio...
Aug 14, 2020 · For example, HOPE not hate commissioned a 2017 poll showing that, of those polled, 51% agreed with the statement “Political correctness is used by the liberal elite to limit what we can say”. In this case, we see evidence that some of the British public does feel that free speech is under attack.
Cancel culture is one of the buzzwords of the social-media age. It describes the view that there is a new assault on freedom of expression and belief, beyond traditional free speech controversies like ‘no-platforming’. Cancel culture is a form of boycott where a person who has shared a controversial opinion, expressed an ‘inappropriate ...
Oct 19, 2022 · This article considers freedom of expression in the UK ahead of the House of Lords debate on the Communications and Digital Committee report ‘Free for all? Freedom of expression in the digital age’ on 27 October 2022. It provides background information on freedom of expression, including restrictions and the online context, and sets out the committee’s recommendations and the government ...
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Feb 19, 2021 · Disinformation laws that are too broad and vague or pose a risk to human rights can, therefore, like similarly broad and vague laws already on the books, risk chilling legitimate speech and can be used selectively or indiscriminately by governments to encourage or require private companies to police speech in ways that can harm free expression and limit public debate.
