Extremist speeches ‘should be challenged’ not banned
“Counterterrorism legislation to prevent extremist speeches on university campuses will not stop its spread, a conference in Co Carlow has heard. ‘Extremist speeches should be met by better, stronger ideas that challenge the speakers rather than a ban’, said Maajid Nawaz, founder of Quilliam, a London based counterextremism think-tank …” (more)
[Sylvia Thompson, Irish Times, 10 June]
Tags: free speech, Louise Richardson