“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
‘The Freedom of The Press’, George Orwell’s proposed Preface to Animal Farm, 1945.
About Our Society
In 2025, genuine academic freedom is declining in the United Kingdom. While universities used to be the epicentre of free thought and intellectual development, a culture of censorship is gripping our student community in the 21st century, such that many students are now afraid to truly speak their minds.
King's Free Speech Society, established in 2025, is seeking to change that. Our society aims to combat self-censorship on campus by rejecting the hostility levelled at students with minority views, and providing a medium through which students can engage with each other on contentious topics in a respectful space, free of judgement, and explore areas of thought they had previously disregarded.
Our society hosts bi-weekly discussions on a plethora of highly contestable issues in contemporary discourse, as well as regularly hosting talks from a variety of insightful and thought-provoking speakers. All events will, of course, be followed by a trip to the pub!
About Our Substack
Our Substack is not only the source of our society’s information, but is the hub of our community. Our members are invited to contribute to our publication through writing opinion pieces or posting about whatever free speech related successes and campaigns they’ve been engaging with.
Subscribing to our Substack will allow you to receive these contributions from members of our community in your email inbox, to stay in the loop with the society. For easier access and more direct interaction with the King’s Free Speech community, we encourage you to get the Substack app!
Our events and other key information will also be advertised on our social media pages. Find us on:
To learn more about us, like who our committee is, how we define free speech and our Code of Conduct, check our Information section on the Homepage.For enquiries or concerns, please contact us at kclfreespeech@gmail.com.
