The Free Speech Union

@SpeechUnion

A mass membership organisation dedicated to upholding free speech. If you'd like to join, . Membership fees start at £2.49 a month

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    10 Dec 2020

    Anyone can join the Free Speech Union: 💷 £24.95 per year for students, pensioners, veterans and those on benefits 💷 £49.95 per year for full membership Join TODAY and we can help you

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  2. Aug 7

    Thanks for having me on Free Speech Nation - discussing why the Online Safety Bill will lead to a censored internet for the UK 👇

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  3. Aug 7

    'It attacks some of the fundamental points of the rule of law' Dr Radomir Tylecote of the Free Speech Union and Andrew Doyle discuss some of the chilling effects the Online Safety Bill may have on freedom of expression.

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  4. Aug 7

    Today's episode of FREE SPEECH NATION features panellists & . I’ll be talking to Kate Copstick about the comedy scene, about the new online safety bill, & about his new film “The Great American Race Game”. 4pm on !

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  5. Aug 6

    “The beliefs that march under the banners of diversity and social justice are highly controversial. To infuse them into the curriculum is a way of recruiting pupils to a particular worldview and ideology.” ✍️ on impartiality in schools.

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  6. Aug 6

    Countless female authors have now been subjected to violence or the threat of violence for their views on the trans debate. Women who speak out are undeniably targeted by online mobs in a way that men aren’t. ✍️ FSU Director

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  7. Aug 5

    Great news! Thanks to all who donated to this important case. 👏👏👏

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  8. Aug 5

    “Blasphemy may have officially been abolished, but hate crimes increasingly operate as a contemporary de facto blasphemy law — punishing those whose criticism of religion is ‘perceived’ to be offensive.” 🤐

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  9. Aug 5

    This shocking new guidance says children must acknowledge Scotland’s “culture based on social justice” and that social justice must “underpin [teachers’] thinking”. It is a blatant assault on the fundamental principle that schools be politically impartial.

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  10. Aug 4

    "By threatening to report offensive posts to the police, the BBC have not only failed to discharge its duty of impartiality, it has actively sought to silence a debate about women's rights that is of high public interest" - in

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  11. Aug 3

    An excellent, commonsense ruling: a train conductor sacked for saying he didn't want to live in an "alcohol-free caliphate” can take his claim for unfair dismissal forward.

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  12. Aug 3

    This judge's warning against a "culture of hyper-sensitivity", with legal penalties for every "unfortunate phrase", should be heeded far and wide. 👇👇

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  13. Aug 3

    We remain very concerned about the safety of FSU member and Christian preacher Hatun Tash, who was slashed in the face with a knife at Speakers’ Corner. We have again written to the Metropolitan Police urging them to protect Hatun’s safety and rights.

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  14. Aug 3

    Calling opposition to trans ideology “hate” is a tactic transactivists have used for years to silence debate and stifle opposition. The BBC have no business copying it or threatening to report people to the police for expressing their views on the subject.

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  15. Aug 3

    “There’s anxiety towards expressing any thought that could be perceived as criticism or scepticism towards an orthodox narrative. You can be punished, socially ostracised and fired at a moment’s notice.” on the parlous state of free speech 🤐

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  16. Aug 2

    "We just need institutions that respect and uphold basic intellectual freedoms in the manner in which our universities once prided themselves."

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  17. Aug 2

    Thank you to all who have donated. is nearly at the target needed to fight his legal battle. 👍 Donate here if you haven't already

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  18. Aug 2

    The Government's plans to reform the Official Secrets Act pose a serious threat to freedom of the press and to free speech. Listen to of our Legal Advisory Council talking about the proposals (from 21m 50s) 👇👇

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  19. Aug 2

    The price of special (commercial) relationships with the CCP? Dismissal of Covid lab leak theory shows why now more than ever we need free debate online 👇

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  20. Aug 2

    Schools must be politically impartial, and universities should facilitate debate with wide latitude for academic freedom. The public support a range of perspectives being taught, but people don’t want everything taught according to a single ideology. 🏫📚

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  21. Aug 1

    More pictures of some of our Champions at the fantastic event.

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