Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

Why I signed an open letter to silence Monckton

I’m in the November issue of the King’s Tribune, writing about why I signed an open letter to the University of Notre Dame asking them to revoke their invitation to Viscount Monckton of Brenchley. The attempt to have his lecture cancelled was characterised by some as an assault on freedom of speech, or on academic freedom of enquiry. I explain how I reconciled my commitment to those principles with my decision to endorse the letter.

Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
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