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After 75 years of the BBC licence fee, is it still fit for purpose?

Roger Mosey is the Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and was formerly editorial director and the director of London 2012 at the BBC.
The idea of having to buy a licence to watch television may seem like a relic. But the principle behind the funding of the BBC is simple: if we all pay for something then we have a stake in an organisation which is designed to serve the public. And in a time when our society is fracturing, and media moving from the universal to the personal, there is still a common good in preserving a space where the British people can talk to each other. ....

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University passes Statement on Freedom of Speech with amendments

The University has adopted a new Statement on Freedom of Speech following voting on a grace, a type of University legislation, presented to Regent House. The results were announced on Wednesday (09/12).
The statement, first drafted in March, replaces a previous version from 2016, and was passed with three amendments claiming to make it “clearer and more liberal”.
Dr Arif Ahmed, a reader at the Faculty of Philosophy who authored the amendments, told
Varsity that the result of the vote confirmed that his colleagues are concerned about freedom of speech.
“Although many academics are perhaps unwilling to speak openly about it, when they have the opportunity to reveal their preferences through a secret ballot, they did actually show that they care about freedom of speech and want it protected,” he said. ....

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Campaigners say 'common sense has prevailed' after Cambridge academics' free speech vote

Campaigners have hailed a victory for free speech after academics at Cambridge University rejected demands that views remain respectful .
Dons opted instead to support tolerance of differing opinions instead of respect - a term which made critics fearful that it could crush freedom of expression.
The vote yesterday has resulted in widespread praise as campaigners claim common sense prevailed .
Index on Censorship, a nonprofit that campaigns for and defends free expression worldwide, said there was much relief at the organisation after the results of the vote were announced.
They called it a vote in support of free expression and said respect is something that should be earned and not forced. ....

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Victory for free speech at Cambridge University

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A large majority of academics voted to significantly modify the proposed guidelines, which insisted on staff and students being respectful of the differing opinions of others .
It comes weeks after students at Clare College tried to force a porter out of his job after he declined to support a pro-trans motion in his role as a city councillor.
Philosophy fellow Dr Arif Ahmed had spearheaded the campaign to amend the policy
The revised guidelines ensure the right to express controversial or unpopular opinions within the law, without fear of intolerance or discrimination .
They will expect staff, students and visitors to be tolerant of the differing opinions of others . Academics also beefed up passages against the no-platforming of outside speakers, even if controversial, saying they must not be stopped except on narrow legal grounds. ....

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