Tag Archives: Freedom of speech

SpinWatch: members can provide an important set of checks and balances

The following is an extract from a post that I put tonight on the AP merger forum. (1) From now on, if anyone hears of any current or former Council member or senior member of the Secretariat staff denying that … Continue reading

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Fidelis issues a press release following the Faculty SGM of 29 June

Please see here.

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My statement of no confidence in the senior leadership: full details

Update 03 Jul 2009: a copy of my further response of today’s date on the AP merger forum has been added below. Given that my original statement received a threat from the AP merger forum moderator that it would be … Continue reading

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Why the passion against the merger?

I was at the SIAS debate last night and the winner of the champagne bottle (awarded to the best speech made by a student or a Fellow who qualified within the last 5 years), as well as asking for more … Continue reading

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“A Tale of TWO SGMs: 29 June and 23 July” message from Ronnie Sloan FFA

In an analogous manner to the email sent by David Wilkie to Institute member (see here), I reproduce here (with his permission) a copy of an email sent by Ronnie Sloan FFA to a number of Faculty Fellows and Associates … Continue reading

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Twitter used to help freedom of speech in Iran/easy ways to help

As many of you will know, many Iranians are currently using Twitter to help them communicate in a very difficult and repressive environment.  This may be the first demonstration of real value on a large scale being added by Twitter … Continue reading

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Caroline, Ronnie and Nigel: sorry, but I don’t think you are the right persons for your positions

After more than 11 months of trying to reason privately with our leaders, it is with sadness that I have just put a post (in my capacity as a Fellow of the Institute) on the AP merger forum (under the … Continue reading

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