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This is an important article and as a musician I’m fully supportive of the aims of Freedom_In_The_Arts

Freedom_In_The_Arts Like a society's education system, the arts inevitably reflect the dominant cultural assumptions of the society from which it grows. Those assumptions are shifting from rigid woke orthodoxies among the general population and this will reach the arts establishment eventually.

84% of UK artists rarely or never feel free to speak publicly express their opinions. That's according to a new survey of 483 art professionals, commissioned by Freedom_In_The_Arts.

"In the arts world in the UK today, there’s an invisible list of ‘acceptable’ topics and opinions. If you say the wrong thing, or express scepticism of certain dogmas, you risk a career-ending cancellation." spiked-online.com/2025/06/24/the…

Poor old Arts Council England and Creative Scotland singled out for collecting meaningless data ... still !! But the impact of their drivel is contributing to the woefull chilling the of the arts and diverting funding. Raise your game Arts Funders. You're not activists - you are

So many infuriating observations in the Everyday Cancellation report - Women's Prize ! Honestly - why bother ??

Ooh! I made the cover. Nice. (SEEN in Publishing /Matilda Gosling /Sex Matters ) scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Great photo of the launch of our report on the 6th May; Afraid to Speak Freely. Link ⬇️

🧵A thread on recent reports. This recommendation from the recent Sullivan Review Review of Data, Research, Stats on Sex and Gender Professor Alice Sullivan resonates with our members in academic publishing, and applies just as much to trade publishing as academic /1

It is the latest report published that says the same thing: holding gender critical views, whether you are a creative, academic or work in publishing, can have a detrimental affect on your career. 1. From Freedom_In_The_Arts: Afraid to Speak Freely freedominthearts.com /2

2. Our own report in partnership with Sex Matters and written by Matilda Gosling: Everyday Cancellation in Publishing sex-matters.org/posts/publicat… /3

3. And finally, The Sullivan Review Review of Data, Research, Stats on Sex and Gender Professor Alice Sullivan: gov.uk/government/pub… We urge all leaders in the book industry to read these reports and engage with their findings. /end

Are gender-identity beliefs compatible with a healthy workplace? As the tribunals rumble on, and after the latest Sullivan report, it's beyond time for employers to pay heed. My latest for The Scotsman. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…