Safe spaces used to inhibit free speech on campuses, inquiry finds

Bureaucracy and confused guidance limit free speech, although problem not ‘pervasive’A parliamentary committee has expressed serious concerns about barriers to free speech in universities, warning that safe-space policies on campuses are “problematic” and often lead to the marginalisation of minority groups’ views.The joint committee on human rights (JCHR), chaired by Harriet Harman, said its inquiry had not uncovered wholesale censorship of debate on university campuses as some media reporting had suggested, but warned there were nevertheless factors at work that actively limited free speech in universities. Continue reading…
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