Freedom of expression, even if some find certain views offensive, is lauded as one of the most important civil liberties. When does free speech become hate speech and what part does social media play?

The state of free speech in Europe isn't as dire as critics would have it.

Some laud the Brexit vote as the triumphant moment when a nation liberated itself, and some mourn it as an act of supreme democratic folly.

In R v ABJ [2026] UKSC 8 a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that the offence of expressing support for a proscribed organisation, as defined in the Terrorism Act 2000, is not a disproportionate interf…

Adam Tomkins’s book shows the knotty history and evolution of free speech debates.

Join Professor Adam Tomkins and the John Smith Centre to examine how to navigate free speech.

The University of Glasgow has a longstanding reputation as a place for open political debate and discussion. John Smith – after whom our centre is named – cut his political teeth as a keen Labour…

If free speech is broken in Britain, here’s how to fix it.

A new history tries to highlight a middle path between free speech absolutism and pure censorship. It does not quite succeed.

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