Free speech is still in peril on campus

The Free Speech Union launched a High Court case against Bridget Phillipson's attempt to shelve the act.

Six months on, the act is back and Phillipson is seemingly all for free speech.

But he finds it hard to believe that anyone prepared to serve in a government that has gone down this path truly believes in free speech..

Legal changes were always going to be a poor substitute for changing the culture within academia.

The onus for defending academic freedom will lie with lecturers and students.

It is students’ unions that often create a climate hostile to free speech.

Legal changes are not a good substitute for change in academic culture.