The Guardian opinion piece, on UK Politics, 15 November 2026
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Read the original article on theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)A Guardian comment piece by Ebony Riddell Bamber criticises Oriel College for letting Nathan Cofnas speak, drawing on her experience of being taught by Frank Ellis at Leeds. She backs her label for Cofnas with his own quoted blogpost and a tribunal's finding, and gives Oriel College's case in its own words. We found nothing in the piece to fault on its facts or its fairness to the people it names.
Opinion piece: read for false claims of fact and for fairness to the people it names, not for its opinions.
“it found that the blogpost “created a hostile, intimidating, unwelcoming and degrading environment for members of the college, particularly black students””
The writer backs her charge against Cofnas with a tribunal's quoted finding. She also reports that the same tribunal upheld his right to his views.
“claimed that “in a meritocracy, Harvard faculty would be recruited from the best of the best students, which means the number of black professors would approach 0%””
She quotes Cofnas's own words, so readers can judge the label she gives him for themselves.
“Oriel College said that the institution is “committed to upholding freedom of speech within the law and has a statutory duty to do so.”
She gives the college's position in its own words before she argues against it.
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