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LIONEL SHRIVER’S chilling warning to free-speech defenders

Is the 'vibe shift' real? Or are we kidding ourselves that we are past “peak woke”?
Bestselling novelist Lionel Shriver joins the Free Speech Union’s general secretary Lord Young to explain why the 'long war' on free speech is just beginning.
They discuss
*Immigration: the subject of Lionel’s latest novel “A Better Life” and why immigration has become the litmus test for progressives.
*The Trans Debate: Why Lionel is resisting the urge to write the "predictable" trans novel. *Ideological Conformism: The chilling reason why most intellectuals choose "ideological collusion" over truth.
* Political Violence: Reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk and the rising temperature of the far-left.
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POLICE WHISTLEBLOWER: CRITICAL RACE THEORY at the Met

Ex-cop Rick Prior worked in the Met police's Culture, Diversity and Inclusion department. He reveals how he witnessed the adoption of the sort of woke ideologies that lead to two-tier policing and situations like the arrest of dying victim Henry Nowak. #freespeech #twotierpolicing #henrynowak
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Former BBC Editor ROB BURLEY on TRANS IDEOLOGY, Impartiality and Institutional Capture

Former BBC editor Rob Burley talks about his recent Unherd investigation: "Inside the capture of the BBC How transgenderism killed impartiality."
 
This is an insider account of how bosses at one of Britain’s most important institutions became scared of young, woke employees and speaking freely. #freespeech #bbc #bbcnews
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Dropped by charity for her gender critical views: JANET MURRAY

Journalist Janet Murray tells Connie Shaw how her views about trans impacted her community choir. The "Singing Striders" were dropped by disability charity Scope from performing at the London Marathon. Scope objected to Janet's views, even though they were unrelated to her work with the choir. Scope backed down at the last minute, but too late for the show to go on. The choir row is just the latest attack Janet has suffered in a long campaign against her. #freespeech #transgender #ukpolitics
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Councillor John Edwards vs Bracknell Forest Council

After Independent Councillor John Edwards asked questions about a scheme for housing Afghan migrants, he found himself under investigation by the local council. Even though he was cleared by an independent investigator, he still faces a hearing and has had to launch a CROWDFUNDER to defend himself.
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JOHN MCDONNELL MP: We need an inquiry into Labour Together now

The Labour MP and lifelong socialist reveals his fears about censorship, corporate spies and attempts to undermine democracy. #freespeech #pressfreedom #ukpolitics
Plus, the Free Speech Union’s David Rose shares his exclusive investigation into a pro-censorship web of Labour apparatchiks.
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KATIE LAM MP: Speaking the truth about grooming gangs

The conservative MP talks cover‑ups, community tensions, and free speech with FSU General Secretary Lord Young #GroomingGangs#freespeech #onlinesafety 
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UCL fresher who opposed the TRANS ORTHODOXY

Can a man be a woman? When student Samiksha Bhattacharjee organised a campus debate on the topic "all hell broke out." #transgender #charliekirk #UKPolitics
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The Green Party is a DANGER to society: Dr Shahrar Ali

Dr Shahrar Ali was the Deputy Leader of the Green Party from 2014 to 2016. He was removed as a spokeman for his gender critical views. Now, he believes the Greens are a danger to society. But he says it's not too late to save them. #islam #transgender #greenparty
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EXCLUSIVE: Student faces PROSECUTION for calling Hamas scarf a tea towel

Brodie Mitchell was banned from campus by Royal Holloway for telling a student that her Palestinian scarf looked like a tea towel. Now he might be prosecuted. #palestine #islam #israel
 
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