Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, with Free Speech Tsar, Arif Ahmed, on Radio 4 now

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How do you protect and police freedom of speech on campus and in society?

Arif Ahmed is a Cambridge Philosopher who is now responsible for enforcing new freedom of speech rules on universities, colleges and students.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002kpx6

A very interesting listen.

Thanks, I'll search it up.

Arif Ahmed - I recognise the name from him putting manners on the Univ of Sussex
That whole thing faded out, didn't it? Sussex made a big fuss at the time and the V/Chancellor gave the impression they would fight it tooth and nail. Then nothing. Or I haven't heard anything more about it, to be more accurate.

I listened to this in the car today with DS on the way back from a University open day. I like what he said about students going to University. That if they dont feel challenged or upset or uncomfortable by hearing things they dont agree with they've wasted their time.

Students need to sign a contract before being accepted and then given a thorough induction.

Absolutely horrifying to see this attempt to shut down an event at LSE about 7th October sexual violence.

I can only imagine how Jewish colleagues and students must feel about the unhinged levels of antisemitism we are seeing on campus.

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The media seemed to have had a bit of amnesia about October 7th in their reporting, Nick Robinson included. Out of the 20 hostages released, were any of them women?

The female and child hostages had been released in earlier ceasefires.