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Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 October 2024

Debate

Freedom of Speech in Universities

Contribution

I agree with my noble friend. Vice-chancellors say to me that theirs is a difficult job, made tougher by the previous Government’s failure to address the financial challenges that they faced and by their propensity to use universities and higher education as a political battleground, rather than supporting them in the way they need. The previous Government only made this worse, and we are determined not to go down that route.

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