Labour should dispense with Tory culture war bill altogether, says UCU

Responding to the resumption of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act's implementation, UCU general secretary, Jo Grady said: 

'In stripping out its statutory tort element, Labour is making clear they understand that the bill is fundamentally rotten. They should therefore go further and dispense with this Tory culture war legislation altogether.  

'Protection of academic freedom is critical, but the principal threats to it are from university employers and state interference in campus life, not supposedly oversensitive students. Safeguarding the future of higher education in the face of looming anti-democratic threats requires a more serious approach.'