University wins record freedom of speech fine challenge

BBC article is pretty terrible, as is standard for anything they do covering trans rights.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/29/sussex-university-overturns-fine-free-speech-kathleen-stock

Basically:

• A transphobic professor left the university after she was protested against.
• The OfS decided to fine the university over £500 000 over this, calling it a freedom of speech issue.
• The high court overuled this.

By the way, Peck, the chairman of OfS is a Zionist, as he says anti-Zionism is antisemitism. https://afcomm.org.uk/2025/03/12/what-the-next-head-of-the-office-for-students-gets-wrong-about-free-speech-on-campus/

Its interim CEO says hate speech bans should be abolished while sounding like a whiney bigot https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/18683/pdf/

And it's previous CEO is the one that kicked this off. I haven't even looked at the other members.