Proposed UK Law to Restrict ‘Heckler’s Veto’ in University Debates

Professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex, Kathleen Stock, poses with her medal after being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to higher education a investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, on July 14, 2022. Victoria Jones/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Following the treatment of female academics by transgender activists, an amendment to a new free speech bill will attempt to deal with those who try to silence speakers on campuses.

Academics have forwarded an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to deal with the use of the “heckler’s veto” on campuses.