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Not sure if anyone has been following what’s been happening on US college campuses over the past few years? Few occasions of invited speakers, mainly conservaties or controversial right leaning folk who’ve been unable to speak due to protesters either shutting down the event or the school canceling because of backlash. 

Few incidents of teachers having to quit as well because they’ve offended students, who’ve claimed the teachers have been racist etc. 

Any incidents like this in the UK?

Trying to police free speech and deciding when it becomes hate speech isn’t something I really want the government being involved in. 

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Seem to recall some ‘controversial’ speaker cancelled by Oxford/Cambridge a few years ago.

Edit to add, seems to be rife!

https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/nine-10-uk-universities-free-speech-restrict-rankings-joseph-rowntree-cardiff-ediburgh-newcastle-a7577381.html?amp

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