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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Dan O'Donoghue

University of Salford boss hits out at government's 'cancel culture' fines

A university boss has hit out at the government's plan to introduce fines for 'cancel culture' on campuses. Education Minister Michelle Donelan has said she intends to bring forward new laws to crack down on 'woke mobs' that are apparently preventing debate at universities.

Ms Donelan, in article published on Conservative Home, said 'increasingly, university is a place where you are told what to think rather than taught how to think'.

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