Free speech campaigners welcome Boris’s war on woke after PM reveals cancel culture victims denied platforms by universities can now seek compensation in courts
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will aim to end the so-called no platforming of speakers and academics on campuses
Regulator the Office for Students will get the power to fine institutions and student unions for breaching new duties
People who believe their freedom of speech has been impinged will also get the power to go to court to seek financial compensation
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Perthshire pensioner caught in undercover police operation aimed at keeping cyclists safe
The 73-year-old was snared as part of Operation Close Pass, set up by Police Scotland to promote the safe use of shared road space as the number of cyclists has rocketed during successive coronavirus pandemic lockdowns
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Operation Close Pass is designed to keep cyclists safe (Image: Mirrorpix)
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An Oxford University professor today accused college institutions of dismal failure over freedom of speech - and claimed they cynically adopted diversity policies as a badge for marketing.
Professor Selina Todd, 47, spoke as the government announced plans for a free speech champion to ensure universities in England do not stifle it.
But academic Prof Todd, who teaches modern history at Oxford, questioned whether it would have any effect given recent events.
The professor - who was no-platformed herself after lobbying by trans activists over her views on gender- said universities saying they uphold free speech was incompatible with some diversity policies they had adopted.
Felicity Graham of PALS. Picture: Steve MacDougall.
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Campaigners are calling for extra support for pedestrians and cyclists in Perth and Kinross, after it emerged the region’s touch-free traffic lights were de-activated after just 22 complaints.
Do Not Press signs were fitted to all pedestrian crossings after the first lockdown, in a bid to curb coronavirus spread.
In the first scheme of its kind in Scotland, traffic signals were recalibrated to ensure an automated pedestrian phase – meaning they turned to red even if there was no one waiting to cross.