Is Free Speech Under Threat?

• * Praise for DARE TO SPEAK: DEFENDING FREE SPEECH FOR ALL by Suzanne Nossel *This brave, wise, succinct book is a must-read for writers, speakers, teachers, journalists, and, well, anyone who talks – Margaret AtwoodAn authoritative, essential book – Salman RushdieA much needed, cogent and compelling blueprint – Hillary Rodham ClintonAs a prominent defender of outspoken wordsmiths, Suzanne Nossel knows a thing or two about free speech, and she makes a powerful case that freedom of expression is not just compatible but necessary for the advancement of equality and human rights – Steven Pinker- * Praise for IMPERIAL ISLAND: A HISTORY OF EMPIRE IN MODERN BRITAIN by Charlotte Lydia Riley *A masterful, ingeniously written telling of Britain’s real history … Read this incisive and forensic book, and you won’t look at Britain in the same way ever again – Owen JonesA withering indictment of cruel Britannia … a chilling history of institutional and public prejudice … Riley gives injustices that ought to be better known their due – GuardianA marvellous account of how the empire made modern Britain. With an eye that ranges from popular culture to the highbrow, from high politics to the household, Charlotte Riley’s book is a thought-provoking delight that absolutely everyone should read – Stephen BushSkilfully, inexorably and powerfully, she builds up a picture that’s been hiding in plain sight for far too long – Lucy Worsley

Charlotte Lydia Riley is a historian of twentieth-century Britain at the University of Southampton, specialising in questions about empire, politics, culture and identity. She is editor of The Free Speech Wars and author of Imperial Island- A History of Empire in Modern Britain. Her writing has appeared in a wide range of publications including the Guardian, New Statesman, Financial Times, Washington Post and History Today.

Suzanne Nossel is the CEO of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organisation, and is a key voice on free expression issues in the United States and globally. During the Obama administration, Nossel served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organisations. She has also served as a senior leader in global human rights organizations and as a media executive. She is the author of Dare To Speak- Defending Free Speech For All and has been widely published in outlets including the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Guardian, Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Washington Post and more. She is a Member of the Meta Oversight Board which applies human rights principles to shape high impact content moderation decisions on social media.