Revealed: Toby Young free speech group crowdfunded over £60,000 for legal case fought by pro-bono lawyer
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Key context: <p>Staff members said Free Speech Union would “need to explain” how it spent money donated by its supporters</p><p>Staff at a campaign group that claims to defend free speech in Britain said it would “need to explain” how it spent roughly £60,000 that was crowdfunded for a legal case that was ultimately fought by a pro bono lawyer.</p><p>The Free Speech Union (FSU), an activist group founded by Conservative life peer Toby Young, last year took up the case of Julian Foulkes, a 71-year-old retired police officer who had been arrested 18 months earlier after writing a social media post about antisemitism.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/18/toby-young-free-speech-union-60000-gbp">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Staff members said Free Speech Union would “need to explain” how it spent money donated by its supportersStaff at a campaign group that claims to defend free speech in Britain said it would “need to explain” how it spent roughly £60,000 that was crowdfunded for a legal case that was ultimately fought by a pro bono lawyer.The Free Speech Union (FSU), an activist group founded by Conservative life peer Toby Young, last year took up the case of Julian Foulkes, a 71-year-old retired police officer who had been arrested 18 months earlier after writing a social media post about antisemitism. Continue reading...
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