The Free Speech Union
@SpeechUnion
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A mass membership organisation dedicated to upholding free speech. To join, go to https://t.co/DsrzzcM7p8. Membership fees start at £4.99 a month
London, United Kingdom
Joined August 2019
🚨 Sign our petition to stop David Lammy’s assault on free speech! @SpeechUnion is extremely concerned about David Lammy’s proposal to scrap the 800 year-old right to trial by jury. Juries are a bulwark of English liberty, particularly the right to free speech. They are often
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Brodie Mitchell was suspended from Royal Holloway University because he called a keffiyeh a “tea towel” after the student sporting it called him a “wannabe Jew”. She faced no punishment, but Brodie was given 48 hours to exit his accommodation for his alleged “hate speech”.
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Non-Jewish Zionist student's clash with Palestinian student ends with his removal by Royal Holloway University
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Police arrest anti-abortionist at peaceful protest
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Paul Gardner, 27, was held in Cambridge police station for hours over two large ‘offensive’ banners
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Police arrest anti-abortion activist at a peaceful protest. Paul Gardner was detained for around six hours at Cambridge police station before being released with no further action. He was arrested under Section 4A of the Public Order Act after a member of the public complained
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A Floriday is what happens when “Why not?” meets “Why wait?”
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We are almost at 25,000 signatures on our petition to SAVE JURY TRIALS. David Lammy’s plan to slash our 800-year-old right to trial by jury is the most authoritarian move this government has taken to date — and that’s a very high bar. Our research shows that people who justify
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I am acting for the student, Brodie Mitchell, instructed by @ElliotHammerSR, thanks to the support of the @SpeechUnion. Judgment on the application for an interim injunction on Monday.
Royal Holloway faces legal action over suspension of pro-Israel student https://t.co/1njB0ovMJO
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🚨 Breaking: Stephen Bradbury has been acquitted at Derby Magistrates’ Court. He had been charged with sending menacing communications, contrary to Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003. The case concerned two posts in which he criticised Labour MP Naz Shah, who had liked
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Looking for a meaningful gift to give this Christmas? Give someone you care about the chance to stand up for free speech with an FSU membership. They’ll receive a gift code to activate a 12-month membership, giving them access to a wide range of resources and support, as well
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An ill-tempered spat at a Royal Holloway University freshers’ fair in London has ended up in the High Court of Justice, as one of the students involved has sued the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College over his suspension and loss of tuition. Read more about Brodie Mitchell’s
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Lucy Connolly, the Northamptonshire mother who was arrested last year for a post on X, has alleged that her 13-year-old daughter has been barred from attending her new school after the headteacher discovered Lucy was her mother. According to Lucy’s, the school’s reason for the
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Jamie is a decorated former Royal Marine who was charged with stirring up racial hatred after posting a video on Facebook in the aftermath of the Southport murders, calling for people to protest against the high level of illegal immigration. A Labour Party staffer reported him
‘It’s just another attack on free speech.’ Former Royal Marine Jamie Michael believes David Lammy’s scrapping of jury trials is ‘scary’, after he was found 'not guilty’ after 17 minutes by a jury when being accused of stirring racial hatred on Facebook.
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📣We're delighted to announce we've hired award-winning investigative journalist David Rose as our new Director of Research and Policy. First project will be a three-part investigation into who's funding pro-censorship lobby groups like Hope Not Hate, the Center For Countering
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20,000 people have signed our petition! David Lammy’s proposals are the biggest assault on our 800-year-old right to trial by jury. This is the most authoritarian move the government has taken to date. Juries are a cornerstone of English liberty and often the last safeguard
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“They want to bin the rights that have endured for centuries because they don’t trust ordinary people.” David Lammy has launched an assault on free speech with his plans to slash jury trials. Shadow Justice Secretary @RobertJenrick highlights the Free Speech Union’s finding
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🚨 We’ve now reached over 15,000 signatures on our petition! David Lammy plans to scrap trial by jury — a right that dates back to Magna Carta. We can’t let that happen. Juries are a bulwark of English liberty, particularly the right to free speech. The David Lammy of 2020
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