Author: Dennis Hayes
Remember Samuel Paty
On the sixth anniversary of the murder of Samuel Paty, we re-publish this very personal Tribute to Samuel Paty by Professor Stuart Russell. We also remember the Batley Grammar School teacher who has been […]
Scrutiny of Arday was legitimate
This is the full text of a letter published in The Times on 25 August 2025. The letter was initiated by Dr Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert, director of Don’t Divide Us with […]
Our tribute: Ann Widdecombe Defending Free Speech at the Oxford Union
In a powerful, unscripted speech at the Oxford Union on 10 July 2019, Ann Widdicombe, helped win the debate against the proposition ‘We Should Support No Platforming’ 224-49. Here is […]
Inside the Lecture Theatre
AFAF member, Jessica Evans, gives her personal account of what happened at the Lecture by Michael Foran at Keble College, Oxford, on 5 June 2026 I attended Lecture 2 in […]
Nigel Biggar in Dublin
On Wednesday 6 May, Nigel Biggar returned to Dublin to give a lecture after the cancellation of a talk he was scheduled to give at a school in October 2025. […]
AFAF’s Heroes and Zeros
Every month Catrin Thomas, chair of Free Speech Wales, selects a Hero and a Zero. We began our ‘Heroes and Zeros’ selection in October 2019 as a light-hearted way of […]
International Academic Freedom Day – 20 May 2026
IAFD is now established and was celebrated this year by many organisations and groups, not least the European Commission, the Guild of European Research-Intensive Institutions and the European Research Council. The Guild has […]
The UK government’s definition of Anti-Muslim hostility will chill free speech
Gerard Casey* argues that free speech advocates should have serious concerns, about the UK Government’s non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility**: Anti-Muslim hostility is: intentionally engaging in, assisting or encouraging criminal […]
On Misinformation
There is a lot of misinformation about misinformation says Tim Crowley* Whenever I hear the term ‘misinformation’, I can’t help thinking of the conversation between Captain Renault and Humphrey Bogart’s […]