Woke students blocked a record number of speakers and events at universities last year amid a steep rise in ‘no-platforming’.
Last night, the Office for Students (OfS), the watchdog, threatened to ‘intervene’ where ‘lawful views are being stifled’.
In 2020-21 there were 193 refusals of events or speakers – more than double the 94 the previous year.
There have been student campaigns to stop Christians, Conservatives, feminists and Israeli politicians speaking on campuses.
Andrea Jenkyns, the universities minister, said the figures were ‘concerning’ and warned of the ‘chilling effect of censorship’.
