Protect Universities & Free Speech: Reject the Counter-Terrorism & Security Bill
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Jim Taylor
11 years ago
An extraordinarily unsettling bill.
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Alexandra Bovaird
11 years ago
Strikes me as a little bit too big brother...
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Georgi Gushlekov
11 years ago
Strongly against.
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Plamen Kolev
11 years ago
this threatens both the freedom of speech, and the freedom of knowledge, related to someone else deciding what is "unlawful" on the internet, based on this Bill
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Alexander D. King
11 years ago
this bill is an assault on British values
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Alberto Toscano
11 years ago
Reader in Critical Theory, Goldsmiths
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Mu cho
11 years ago
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It is better to not criminalise ideological behaviour, but rather to allow it to be expressed simply because that way it is easier for officials to monitor and deal with it. If too much criminilisation takes place, then the same dangerous patterns of thinking will be driven underground out of view of authorities and the general public, which makes it difficult to control.
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Hannah
11 years ago
Morley-Fletcher
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Martin Mills
11 years ago
Just now The Bill has presently gone through both readings of the House of Commons and moved on to the Committee Stage. After this it goes to the House of Lords for scrutiny.
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Robert Gil
11 years ago
We cannot accept draconian measures to combat draconian ideas. We should aim for hybrid approaches to prevent radicalisation. You need something properly fit to extinguish fire depending on the context, but you never extinguish fire with fire.
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Cristina PV
11 years ago
it is against freedom
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Tony Glendinning
11 years ago
A specific
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alex berryman
11 years ago
Why should Universities be responsible for the free thinking of staff and students. Universities aer not alwasy a sum of its parts. Staff and students are capable of scholarly thought that had not been instituted by the university.
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Bárður Ísheim
11 years ago
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A free and open public sphere is the foundation of a democratic society. This includes the right to discuss radical ideas, especially on university forums, without the possibility to be defined as a terrorist. Therefore the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill is likely a sharp limitation for democratic culture..
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Benjamin Charlton
11 years ago
No idea should be excluded from public and private debate, especially not in a university.
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Dr. Nicolas Ellison
11 years ago
Academic freedom should be above political moves by a conservative government afraid of UKIP in the next general election!
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Stuart
11 years ago
Freedom of Speech - not expendable
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Jeffrey Stevenson Murer
11 years ago
This IS a line in the sand. We must Stand Up on the Side of Justice!
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Sally Neish
11 years ago
And so it came to pass as Orwell predicted. Freedom died.
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Peter Brett
11 years ago
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We can't encourage free thinking in students whilst discouraging 'vocal ... opposition to fundamental British values'.
An extraordinarily unsettling bill.
Strikes me as a little bit too big brother...
Strongly against.
this threatens both the freedom of speech, and the freedom of knowledge, related to someone else deciding what is "unlawful" on the internet, based on this Bill
this bill is an assault on British values
Reader in Critical Theory, Goldsmiths
It is better to not criminalise ideological behaviour, but rather to allow it to be expressed simply because that way it is easier for officials to monitor and deal with it. If too much criminilisation takes place, then the same dangerous patterns of thinking will be driven underground out of view of authorities and the general public, which makes it difficult to control.
Morley-Fletcher
Just now The Bill has presently gone through both readings of the House of Commons and moved on to the Committee Stage. After this it goes to the House of Lords for scrutiny.
We cannot accept draconian measures to combat draconian ideas. We should aim for hybrid approaches to prevent radicalisation. You need something properly fit to extinguish fire depending on the context, but you never extinguish fire with fire.
it is against freedom
A specific
Why should Universities be responsible for the free thinking of staff and students. Universities aer not alwasy a sum of its parts. Staff and students are capable of scholarly thought that had not been instituted by the university.
A free and open public sphere is the foundation of a democratic society. This includes the right to discuss radical ideas, especially on university forums, without the possibility to be defined as a terrorist. Therefore the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill is likely a sharp limitation for democratic culture..
No idea should be excluded from public and private debate, especially not in a university.
Academic freedom should be above political moves by a conservative government afraid of UKIP in the next general election!
Freedom of Speech - not expendable
This IS a line in the sand. We must Stand Up on the Side of Justice!
And so it came to pass as Orwell predicted. Freedom died.
We can't encourage free thinking in students whilst discouraging 'vocal ... opposition to fundamental British values'.