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So committed to ‘free speech' the government bailout includes stipulations on what universities will not be allowed to teach
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jul/16/english-universities-must-prove-commitment-to-free-speech-for-bailouts
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jul/16/english-universities-must-prove-commitment-to-free-speech-for-bailouts
This attempt at meddling isn’t new. Remember when Chris Heaton-Harris wrote a bizarre letter to uk universities asking VCs to hand over the names of anti-Brexit professors? Revealing his staggering ignorance of how univerisites actually work. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41735839
Recall Sam Gyimah inventing a censorship problem that didn’t exist during a tour of 8 universities?He claimed he was forced to listen to a “safe-space policy & it took 20 minutes”. But all 8 universities denied this, & Sam was forced to roll back. https://www.researchresearch.com/news/article/?articleId=1375991
And of course they attack student unions for engaging in ‘niche activism & campaigning’. Can’t have the students fighting for a free education system, BLM, climate justice, migrant justice, or better working conditions for univeristy staff. https://inews.co.uk/news/universities-courses-executive-pay-free-speech-covid-19-government-bailouts-545981
I guess the allure of regulating free speech to protect free speech is just too great.
