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Why I invited Griffin and Irving

Luke Tryl, president of the Oxford Union, discusses free speech and extremism with spiked editor Brendan O’Neill.

TV-debate

Topics Free Speech

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Luke Tryl, president of the Oxford Union, has caused a storm with his decision to invite anti-Semitic historian David Irving and British National Party leader Nick Griffin to a debate in Oxford.

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In the run-up to the debate, Tryl and Brendan O’Neill, the editor of spiked, were invited on to Peter Tatchell’s online television show Talking with Tatchell to discuss free speech, extremism and whether ‘No Platform’ is ever justified.

You can watch the half-hour debate by clicking on the link below. The TV show will open in a new window.

This interview was produced by 18 Doughty Street and can be viewed on their website here.

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