"THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S FIRST SALVO IN THE WAR ON FREE SPEECH!"

Описание: Free Speech Union (FSU) General Secretary Toby Young was the guest on Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg’s 'State of The Nation' GB News show to discuss the FSU’s threat of legal action against the Labour Government.

As Toby says, we have sent a pre-action protocol letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, threatening a judicial review if she doesn’t reverse her decision to smother the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act (HEFSA).

This was a carefully crafted piece of legislation, properly debated in both Houses of Parliament, and designed to address the free speech crisis in English universities. Having received cross-party support during the last Parliament, its most important clauses were due to be commenced on 1st August.

Now, because Rishi Sunak called an election before the Act had been fully implemented, the Education Secretary has seized her chance to derail it.
In our letter, we set out why we think Ms Phillipson’s decision not to commence the Act was ultra vires. You can read our letter here:

https://freespeechunion.org/pre-actio...

Bridget Phillipson is now subject to a “duty of candour”, which requires that she disclose any documents showing the basis for her decision to torpedo the Act.

We intend to fight this wanton act of vandalism with everything we’ve got. If the decision is allowed to stand, it will become virtually impossible for students and academics to challenge radical progressive ideology on campus.

You can donate to our legal Fighting Fund and help meet some of the costs of our impending legal battle by clicking here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/c4bc44-the...

You can also write to your MP, urging them to ask the Education Secretary to think again here:

https://freespeechunion.org/higher-ed...

The full video of Toby's appearance on GB News is available here:

The full interview is available at the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/live/gwVd9iBI...