David Willetts

David Willetts was formerly a science minister and he now sits on the board of a number of scientific bodies, including the UK Space Agency. He is a fellow at the Royal Society.

Defending science from ‘cancel culture’

27 min listen

Freedom of speech is one of the fundamental tenets of a liberal democracy, and yet threats to freedom of speech today don’t so much come from authoritarians abroad as they do from within. The idea of ‘no-platforming’ those you disagree with, or ‘cancelling’ them, has taken root in all forms of public debate, and increasingly