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What is the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill about?

WilliamHallowell May 17, 2022 No Comments freedom of speechhigher educationhigher education bill

In recent years, the right to freedom of speech has come to be seen by some as under threat. Particularly with regards to academia, students,…

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Opinion: The Girls Night In movement can do more

WilliamHallowell October 20, 2021 No Comments barsclubsdrink spikingnottinghamstudents

Girls Night In must go further to invoke real change in order to protect young women at risk of being spiked. Amid a rapid and…

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Opinion: The intolerance of free speech is intolerable

WilliamHallowell September 3, 2021 No Comments CatholicismFree SpeechNTUReligionuniversityUoN

A Catholic priest has been vilified for openly expressing Catholic views by a university that’s had Catholic chaplains for ninety years. How much further can…

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Catholic priest “cancelled” by UoN for anti-abortion views

WilliamHallowell August 30, 2021 No Comments AbortionFree SpeechnottinghamReligionUoN

A Catholic Priest has slammed the University of Nottingham for “unacceptable policing of religious belief” after refusing to “officially” recognise him over views on abortion…

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Opinion: Joe Biden is the political omnishambles

WilliamHallowell August 28, 2021 No Comments AfghanistanbidenBoris Johnsonjoe bidenNATOukUS

The crisis in Afghanistan is evidence of President Biden’s shambolic and deadly ineptitude – he is physically present, though mentally and morally vacant. President Biden…

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Opinion: The Government’s betrayal of students and young people during the pandemic

WilliamHallowell August 27, 2021 No Comments A levelsBoris Johnsoncoronaviruscovidpandemicstudentsuniversity

The lack of support for young people, and particularly students, throughout the pandemic means a missed opportunity for the Government to try and win our…

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Opinion: Tony Blair is right about Biden and Afghanistan

WilliamHallowell August 24, 2021 No Comments Afghanistanjoe bidenpoliticstony blairukUS

The politician who led Britain into the War in Afghanistan says we left because of an “obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending the…

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Opinion: Has Biden damaged our ‘special relationship’ with America?

WilliamHallowell August 23, 2021 No Comments AfghanistanBoris Johnsonjoe bidenpoliticsukUS

The fallout of the Afghanistan crisis calls into question the legitimacy of our friendship with America and has established that Britain must think long and…

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Opinion: The UK has a moral obligation to help the Afghan people

WilliamHallowell August 21, 2021 No Comments AfghanistanNATOopinionTalibanukUS

We broke our twenty-year commitment to restore stability and democracy to Afghanistan; we cannot, now, abandon its people, as well as its land – and…

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Opinion: Not enough is being done to prevent universities from curtailing free speech

WilliamHallowell August 19, 2021 No Comments Free SpeechUniversities

Universities must cease to suppress freedom of speech, thought, and press variety on campuses. The debate on free speech has been at a stalemate for…

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