Posted on 01/14/2026 4:37:09 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
One-third of students think Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on university campuses, according to a survey of student attitudes towards free speech that organisers described as “contradictory” and confusing.
While 69% of students told the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) survey that universities should “never limit free speech”, similar numbers also supported speaking bans on specific political parties.
Announcing its findings, the institute said: “The results show students’ views on free issues tend to be nuanced and they sometimes seem contradictory. In particular, while the principle of free speech has stronger support from students than in the past, so do specific bans.”
While 35% said they would bar Reform politicians from speaking, that included 41% of those who said they voted for Reform in the 2024 general election. Similarly, 16% of all students wanted Labour to be barred, including 23% of 2024 Labour voters.
Overall, just 18% of the students supported all political parties being able to speak on campus, in a survey that found widely varying attitudes between different aspects of speech and expression.
Nick Hillman, Hepi’s director, said he was shocked by the opposition to Reform speakers but noted that the results also showed support for the government’s efforts to promote free speech within universities.
Hillman said: “Today’s students are more definite in their views than their predecessors. Confusingly, however, they offer stronger support for the principle of free speech while also being even keener to see specific barriers against free expression.
“I am shocked that more than one-in-three students support banning Reform UK from university campuses. The best way to take down democratic political parties that you disagree with is surely through free, fair and fierce debate – whether that is on campus or beyond.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
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The MOST important speech to protect is the speech with which you DISAGREE!
Debate, debunk, disassemble your rival’s point, but you MUST let him speak so you can prove him wrong.
UK has a Marxist problem - and an a Muslim problem. Too bad the UK leadership has a 99.9 percent pussy problem.
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