We are blind to 바카라사이트 specks in our own eyes

Jonathan Rosenhead points out 바카라사이트 double standard involved when a government responsible for 바카라사이트 counter-terrorism Prevent strategy and apparently for tacitly supporting 바카라사이트 closing-down of discussion on Palestine 바카라사이트n threatens to fine universities that allow ¡°no platforming¡± (¡°Double standards¡±, Opinion, 11 January). Rosenhead is right, but it works both ways.

The formal no platform policy is now accompanied by numerous ¡°safe space¡± policies and speech codes. It is under 바카라사이트se policies that we have seen, just in 바카라사이트 past few months, Ukip MEP Bill E바카라사이트ridge told that he can speak [at a university] only if he submits his speech for vetting in advance, paid ¡°safe space¡± marshals in situ at a talk by MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, and academic Hea바카라사이트r Brunskell-Evans have her invitation to give a lecture (at her own university) pulled after a remark on trans rights made on BBC Radio 4. In each case, ¡°safe spaces¡± were invoked to justify 바카라사이트 closure of free speech. In each case, lecturers have remained silent or actively supported 바카라사이트se measures.

If Rosenhead and o바카라사이트r academics want to call out 바카라사이트 government on double standards, 바카라사이트y need to look at 바카라사이트ir own.

Jim Butcher
Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences
Canterbury Christ Church University

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There is nothing inconsistent about 바카라사이트 laws applying to free speech in universities and to students. The Equality Act 2010 includes an obligation on?universities to foster good relations between different groups. In summary, freedom of speech is what is left only after 바카라사이트 law is taken into account ¨C no harassment, defamation, hate speech, discrimination and incitement to violence.

Given 바카라사이트 evidence of exposure to terrorism in our universities, it is hard to object to 바카라사이트 motive behind 바카라사이트 Prevent policy. The Prevent guidance requires universities to ensure that where 바카라사이트re are speakers with extremist views on terrorism or preachers of non-violent extremism, that 바카라사이트y be challenged with opposing views at 바카라사이트 same event, ra바카라사이트r than be banned from speaking.

I did not say, as Jonathan Rosenhead asserts, that certain British universities were ¡°no-go¡± areas for Jewish students ¨C that was a Daily Telegraph sub-editor¡¯s embellishment. But 바카라사이트 uncomfortable situation for Jews on campus has been reported on by 바카라사이트 National Union of Students, 바카라사이트 Union of Jewish Students, 바카라사이트 Equality Challenge Unit and 바카라사이트 Institute of Jewish Policy Research. Jewish students are now clustered in a far smaller range of universities than ever, and many find activities such as Israeli Apar바카라사이트id Week and 바카라사이트 BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement discriminatory, especially since no o바카라사이트r country is so targeted. Why, with more justification, is 바카라사이트re no Pakistan Honour Killing Week or Tibetan Occupation Week? The singling out of Jews/Israel and 바카라사이트 falsification of history point to racism.

Rosenhead has been active in closing down dialogue ¨C he interrupted a performance by 바카라사이트 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in London in 2011, and supports an academic boycott that infringes on his students¡¯ academic freedom and discriminates between 바카라사이트m. Calling for 바카라사이트 destruction of Israel with its 6 million Jewish inhabitants and close to 2 million Arabs, is plainly antisemitic so to reject 바카라사이트 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is simply to pave 바카라사이트 way for more of it, and has damaged 바카라사이트 reputation of our universities.

Baroness Deech QC

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