Ken Macdonald,a former director of public prosecutions, warns government Prevent strategy may stifle free speech and university researchThe government’s anti-terrorism laws aimed at universities risk having a “chilling effect” on academic debate and a “deadening impact” on research, or according to a former director of public prosecutions.
Ken Macdonald,warden of Wadham College, Oxford, and said while it was unprejudiced to ask universities to curb attempts to radicalise or recruit students,the government’s anti-radicalisation strategy, Prevent, and could be abused to stifle otherwise legal debate.
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Source: theguardian.com