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Edinburgh University chief urged to quit over free speech

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PandorasMailbox · 12/05/2021 13:14

Apologies for the lack of a share token.

"Senior academics at the University of Edinburgh have called on their principal to resign, claiming that he has sacrificed free speech and reasoned argument to placate a small group of political zealots"

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edinburgh-university-chief-urged-to-quit-over-free-speech-d5wg7zdvs

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PandorasMailbox · 12/05/2021 13:34

I was due to do an MA at Brighton, but am having second thoughts. It really is very woke there. They even had stalls at the open day one year, that promoted female students doing sex work.

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Student133 · 12/05/2021 13:34

And I agree with missbarbary, it is absolutely cultural terrorism and those doing it know exactly what they're doing.

Student133 · 12/05/2021 13:32

As the username suggests, I'm a student currently, and sadly this doesn't surprise me at all. The SU has always been a bit nutty but since I've been at uni, the power that tiny fringe protest groups have been allowed to have is just terrifying. Its one of the reasons I've not gone in to academia or gone on to a masters course, as its just so stifling, it must be heartbreaking for faculty who've seen this happening over the years, genuinely makes me worried about the society my generation will inflict on everyone.

MissBarbary · 12/05/2021 13:26

To quote from Times btl

Renaming the David Hume Tower is cultural terrorism

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PandorasMailbox · 12/05/2021 13:21

Thanks @ErrolTheDragon Smile

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ErrolTheDragon · 12/05/2021 13:17

Here's the piece on university free speech law it references, which was the lead story in the main section.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-laws-to-protect-university-free-speech-r6xstz8qs?shareToken=5c98818a92a208db67d52128cd066b44