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Activities and Campaigns

Question on Prevent strategy

In 2019, a Director at Liberty said that the biggest threat to freedom of speech on university campuses came from the Prevent strategy. On the

March 28, 2022

Question to Quintin McKellar

For the third time this year, an estimated 50,000 staff from over 67 universities are on strike for fair pay, working conditions and pensions, with

March 23, 2022

Letter to Queen Mary University London

My letter to the senior leadership team at Queen Mary University of London today urging a return to the negotiating table to prevent any further

February 17, 2022

QM UCU strike

Terrific student and staff solidarity at the QM UCU strike this afternoon.Poor working conditions and cuts in pensions means poor learning conditions. I hope Queen

February 17, 2022

Solidarity with QM UCU

Shameful to see punitive and aggressive action from some universities such as Queen Mary University of London, threatening to deduct staff pay by 100% of

February 14, 2022

Solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU

This morning I joined Michael Rosen Gary Younge and Owen Jones to stand in solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU on their strike. 3 weeks on their

December 6, 2021

Speech on tuition fees

The lesson from the Government’s tuition fee fiasco is a simple one: progressive taxation. Taxing wealthy working adults to invest properly in public universities will

October 26, 2021

Reasoned amendment on academic freedom

Higher education is rampant with casualisation and employers who sack staff because they don’t like their research. The Freedom of Speech Bill tabled by the

July 12, 2021