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Toby Young

Toby Young is a British journalist and former Director of the New Schools Network, a free schools charity. In addition to being the founder and General Secretary of the Free Speech Union, he is an associate editor of The Spectator and the editor of the Daily Sceptic. His best known book is How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. To find out more about Toby's work please visit: https://freespeechunion.org

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    When people asked me on July 5th whether the incoming Labour Government would do anything to derail the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, pointing out that its most important clauses weren’t due to be commenced until August 1st, I assured

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