Censors Working Overtime: How NO PLATFORM became culture war catnip

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Is there a real free speech crisis in universities or is it just another confected Culture War squabble? With people like Amber Rudd banned from speaking simply for having been in government, is No Platform overreaching itself? And how did a bunch of defrocked Marxists end up the main advocates of a very conservative vision of free speech? British-Australian academic EVAN SMITH, author of No Platform, talks to Dorian Lynskey about the tangled roots and “mission creep” inherent in the practice of shutting people up. “Nigel Farage was exposed to the sunlight of debate pretty regularly. How well did that work out?” Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:11.5	Free speech in Britain's universities is apparently facing an unprecedented crisis as students
1:16.2	no platform speakers with whom they disagree.
1:18.7	According to the Guardian, if in the face of such threats, university authorities and academic
1:22.2	staffs generally decide to do nothing.
1:23.7	They should not be surprised when Parliament of the public begin to believe that academic freedom is a term which has lost its meaning.
1:28.8	If the university ceased to defend it, will anyone else?
1:31.8	Meanwhile, a government green paper proposes legislation to combat no platforming.
1:36.0	It says all institutions at all times have a responsibility to ensure that their affairs are conducted as befits a liberal institution.
1:42.0	In particular, they have responsibility
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