LIONEL SHRIVER’S chilling warning to free-speech defenders
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Lionel Shriver discusses the ongoing challenges to free speech with Lord Young, touching on immigration, the trans debate, and ideological conformism.
Is the 'vibe shift' real? Or are we kidding ourselves that we are past “peak woke”? Bestselling novelist Lionel Shriver joins the Free Speech Union’s general secretary Lord Young to explain why the 'long war' on free speech is just beginning. They discuss *Immigration: the subject of Lionel’s latest novel “A Better Life” and why immigration has become the litmus test for progressives. *The Trans Debate: Why Lionel is resisting the urge to write the "predictable" trans novel. *Ideological Conformism: The chilling reason why most intellectuals choose "ideological collusion" over truth. * Political Violence: Reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk and the rising temperature of the far-left. Support the Free Speech Union: https://freespeechunion.org/join Read Lionel Shriver’s latest novel A Better Life: https://https://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Life-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0063482142 Follow the Free Speech Union X/Twitter: https://x.com/SpeechUnion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freespeechunion/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechUnion
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