Gurteen Knowledge Blog February 16, 2021, 14:11
I wrote about the need for freedom of speech in Universities recently, but I am not sure making it a legal requirement is such a good idea.
The UK government is to introduce legislation that will enable academics, students or visiting speakers who are no-platformed to sue universities for compensation where they feel they have suffered because of free speech infringements.
Credit: The Guardian
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