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Professor Alice Sullivan threatens legal action against the University of Bristol

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WarriorN · 22/12/2025 09:04

University threatened with legal action after protest at academic's talk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx3y84ln9o

Alice Sullivan sits in a room looking at the camera. She has short platinum blonde hair, glasses and bright lipstick. She's wearing an emerald green jumper.

University threatened with legal action after protest at event

Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a "zombie apocalypse" during the protest.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx3y84ln9o

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DrudgeJedd · 22/12/2025 10:29

@RedToothBrush so angry he went off to lift weights then post about getting a pb.
Foxes beware!!!

RedToothBrush · 22/12/2025 10:25

DrudgeJedd · 22/12/2025 10:16

Oooh he's fewmin', well done to Prof Sullivan and the BBC for ruining his morning.
JKR continues to absolutely dominate his every waking hour too. All of his interactions on BS are with the same small group of TRA, it must wound him deeply to be so irrelevant these days. And he's still pissed at the BBC for not being interested in his "extremely expensive survey"
Sad times

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He's definitely not an angry man is he?

DrudgeJedd · 22/12/2025 10:16

Oooh he's fewmin', well done to Prof Sullivan and the BBC for ruining his morning.
JKR continues to absolutely dominate his every waking hour too. All of his interactions on BS are with the same small group of TRA, it must wound him deeply to be so irrelevant these days. And he's still pissed at the BBC for not being interested in his "extremely expensive survey"
Sad times

Professor Alice Sullivan threatens legal action against the University of Bristol
Professor Alice Sullivan threatens legal action against the University of Bristol
Professor Alice Sullivan threatens legal action against the University of Bristol
borntobequiet · 22/12/2025 10:03

Very encouraging to see the BBC belatedly reporting this as one would expect the national broadcaster to do.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 22/12/2025 09:59

UtopiaPlanitia · 22/12/2025 09:20

What a very cynical and nasty thing for him to say. From his own weird psyche he condemns himself 🙄

Sullivan may have had good reason to only be able to take this step now. She may have been in negotiations or discussions regarding this matter and only decided to take it to law because those negotiation or discussions failed.

He’s only interested in controlling the narrative, not in what is or isn’t true.

RedToothBrush · 22/12/2025 09:37

Peaceful protesting does not equal harassment and intimidation, threats (including placards containing threats) or setting off fire alarms.

Setting off fire alarms deliberately at other times would get you kicked out of a university or university halls.

Would Bristol University like to clarify what they think counts as peaceful protest.

drhf · 22/12/2025 09:33

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002ntt7

Start at 2:44:31, with Nick Robinson interviewing Alice Sullivan.

Prof. Sullivan effectively conveyed the extreme reasonableness of her views.

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Diversmattress · 22/12/2025 09:30

I attended the talk. No they did not take steps to ensure it went ahead smoothly. The protesters were allowed to bang on the windows (listed building) throughout and the fire alarm was going for minutes on end. I lost personal property when we had to move room in the middle. Anyone unable to use stairs would have been totally abandoned, we had to troop up a few flights without notice. A uni staff member then warned Prof Sullivan not to overrun!

WarriorN · 22/12/2025 09:22

quotes from article:

"Everyone has a right to peaceful protest, but that must never amount to a heckler's veto, which means shutting down other people's right to speak," she said.

The fire alarm was set off more than once, disrupting the talk, until security staff advised they move to a higher floor.

That’s obstruction of free speech

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UtopiaPlanitia · 22/12/2025 09:20

WarriorN · 22/12/2025 09:06

Apparently it was on the today programme near 9 am; can’t currently listen yet

What a very cynical and nasty thing for him to say. From his own weird psyche he condemns himself 🙄

Sullivan may have had good reason to only be able to take this step now. She may have been in negotiations or discussions regarding this matter and only decided to take it to law because those negotiation or discussions failed.

WarriorN · 22/12/2025 09:19

Masked men wielding threats is definitely not something that should be seen as acceptable behaviour on a university campus

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Mmmnotsure · 22/12/2025 09:16

Alice Sullivan's case is at the top of the BBC online news page, and includes the following information. A little chink in the wall of disinformation we have had thus far from them. Hopefully people might begin to ask why this female speaker and the people attending would need protecting, and from whom.

Kathleen Stock had previously left her job as professor of philosophy at Sussex following protests against her gender-critical views, which generally say that a person's sex cannot be changed and takes precedence over their gender identity.

A University of Bristol spokesperson said... "Although protesters caused unacceptable disruption, appropriate measures were in place to enable the event to continue and to protect the speaker and attendees,"

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WarriorN · 22/12/2025 09:06

Apparently it was on the today programme near 9 am; can’t currently listen yet

Professor Alice Sullivan threatens legal action against the University of Bristol
Professor Alice Sullivan threatens legal action against the University of Bristol
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WarriorN · 22/12/2025 09:05

And it was visiting bluesky / JMs page that highlighted this to me - thanks Jo 🤣

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