Education

Repeal laws to embolden free speech on campus


Emily Carver writes for Conservative Home

IEA Head of Media Emily Carver has written her bi-weekly column for Conservative Home on the need to embolden free speech at universities after Edinburgh University introduced speech guidance to its staff on transgender issues.

Emily argued that although it is promising that the government is acting to strengthen free speech on campus, “overregulation of the education system could lead to a loss of institutional autonomy, and freedom to criticise government policy, which is vitally important if we are to sustain a culture of academic freedom”.

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