a charter for the suppression of the free expression of unpopular and wrong-headed opinions
| File | Author | Date | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Click to open | D Laidler, Department of Economics | 14th June 1968 | Free speech submission |
Laidler’s response to Committee of Enquiry Chair Keith Trace’s memorandum (circulated 11th June) on freedom of speech at the University, and how the three-part statement of principles it contained might apply to the events of 7th May; Laidler is quite exceptionally vehement in his rejection of ‘moral justification’ being taken into account when punishing a breach of discipline, and concerned about ‘an apparently erroneous interpretation’ of paragraph (c) … made by at least one member of the University’
The Mustard Project 