Every week another new piece on universities and freedom of speech seems to be published.
For example the recent pamphlet Free speech and decolonisation in British universities, published by the opaquely funded think tank Civitas, begins with the proposition that free speech on campus is worsening.
It cites the attempted assassination of Salman Rushdie – and the case of the Batley teacher who is in hiding after receiving death threats – to justify its claim. These incidents are terrible – but they have little to do with universities.
