Chris Brand chronology - Revision history

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1997

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 :Dressed in academic gowns and mortarboards, they spelled out the word "Freedom" with piles of books, before burning a paper degree scroll which read: "Free Speech on Campus".
 :The Glasgow University students were suspended from the Students' Representative Council's facilities after they arranged a protest against what they saw as the censorship of Mr Brand's opinions.<ref>Dani Garavelli, 'Students protest on race author's rights', ''The Scotsman'', p. 8, 17 May 1996</ref>
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 '''24 March 1998'''
-[[Chris Brand]] loses his appeal against his dismissal by Edinburgh University. The appeal tribunal found Brand guilty of “gross misconduct”.<ref>Joe Quinn, Race row university man loses appeal against sacking, ''Press Association'', 24 March 1998</ref>
+[[Chris Brand]] loses his appeal against his dismissal by Edinburgh University. The appeal tribunal find '''Chris Brand''' guilty of “gross misconduct”.<ref>Joe Quinn, Race row university man loses appeal against sacking, ''Press Association'', 24 March 1998</ref>
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 [[File:Evening News 18 April 1996.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mark Campanile, 'Anger at race man's police job', ''Edinburgh Evening News'' 18 April 1996)]]
-Brand’s book ‘'The g Factor'’, due to be published on 18 April 1996, is withdrawn by publishers John Wiley & Sons after his comments were published in the ''Independent on Sunday''. John Wiley & Sons state that Chris Brand’s assertions in his new book are “repellant”.<ref>Gillian Bowditch, Publisher drops 'racist' IQ book, ''The Times'', p. 3, 18 April 1996</ref>
+Brand’s book ''The g Factor'', due to be published on 18 April 1996, is withdrawn by publishers John Wiley & Sons after his comments were published in the ''Independent on Sunday''. John Wiley & Sons state that Chris Brand’s assertions in his new book are “repellant”.<ref>Gillian Bowditch, Publisher drops 'racist' IQ book, ''The Times'', p. 3, 18 April 1996</ref>
 ''Student'', Edinburgh University’s student newspaper run a front page story on the [[Chris Brand]] affair, with the headline ‘SACK HIM! - Student fury as Uni backs “racist” lecturer’. The article states that students have boycotted some of Brand’s lectures and despite widespread condemnation of Brand’s comments, the University is still backing Brand.<ref>Laura Peek, SACK HIM - Student fury as Uni backs "racist" lecturer, ''Student'', p. 1, 18 April 1996</ref>

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	Professor Robert Grieve, Head of Department, insists that Brand will continue to lecture at the university although provisions have been made for those students boycotting his lectures.<ref>Laure Peek, SRC acts against "racist" lecturer, ''Student'', p. 2, 25 April 1996</ref>		Professor Robert Grieve, Head of Department, insists that Brand will continue to lecture at the university although provisions have been made for those students boycotting his lectures.<ref>Laure Peek, SRC acts against "racist" lecturer, ''Student'', p. 2, 25 April 1996</ref>
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		+	===May===
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		+	'''16 May 1996'''
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		+	The Anti-Nazi League hold a rally against '''Chris Brand''', with Professor [[Steven Rose]] and MEP [[Glyn Ford]] guest speakers.
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		+	At Glasgow University, a protest in defence of free speech and the right of '''Chris Brand''' to express his views is held on the steps of Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art. The protest was organised by the [[Revolutionary Communist Students]] group. ''The Scotsman'' said:
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		+	:Students barred from using a university building after supporting the right of the "race row" lecturer Chris Brand to express his views staged a protest on the steps of Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art yesterday.
		+	:Dressed in academic gowns and mortarboards, they spelled out the word "Freedom" with piles of books, before burning a paper degree scroll which read: "Free Speech on Campus".
		+	:The Glasgow University students were suspended from the Students' Representative Council's facilities after they arranged a protest against what they saw as the censorship of Mr Brand's opinions.<ref>Dani Garavelli, 'Students protest on race author's rights', ''The Scotsman'', p. 8, 17 May 1996</ref>

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 [[File:Jennie Bristow-Free speech branded - Living Marxism No 103 September 1997.jpg|thumb|right|400px|[[Jennie Bristow]] writes in defence of Brand in ''[[LM]]'', No 103, September 1997 - as favourably cited by far right activist and former [[National Front]] member, and [[Nick Griffin]] advisor, [[Patrick Harrington]]]]
 '''8 August 1997'''

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 '''8 August 1997'''
-[[File:Brand sacked-Guardian-9 August 1997-p4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lawrence Donegan 'Don sacked in row over race and child sex', ''The Guardian'', 9 august 1997, p. 4.]]
+[[File:Brand sacked-Guardian-9 August 1997-p4.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lawrence Donegan 'Don sacked in row over race and child sex', ''The Guardian'', 9 August 1997, p. 4.]]
 A university tribunal finds [[Chris Brand]] guilty of gross misconduct and he is sacked from his position at the University of Edinburgh. Brand’s claims that Internet paedophilia was acceptable, as long as the child had an above average intelligence and  over 12 years of age, were described as “disgraceful” by the then principle of the university, Professor Sir Stewart Sutherland.<ref>Lucy Ward, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/lecturer-sacked-for-saying-child-sex-harmless-1244412.html Lecturer sacked for saying child sex 'harmless'], ''The Independent'', p. 2, 9 August 1997</ref>

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	:"Jennie Bristow accused the National Union of Students of censorship, citing the BNP and Hizb-ur Tahrir as the victims. She represents only herself in this view, having failed to get elected at NUS conference a few years ago as a Revolutionary Communist Student candidate. Does she really think it acceptable for Jewish, lesbian, gay and bisexual students to put up with intimidation and violence on campus? NUS believes in fighting these evils. This is why CampusWatch was set up for students to report racism, and why we encourage interaction between students from all religions. Ms Bristow goes on to condemn the 'silencing' of self-confessed 'scientific racist' lecturer Chris Brand. In August 1996, The THES carried a similar piece by Jennie Bristow, to which I also responded. Someone who understands victimisation should be given a chance to speak. Like the vast majority of students, Jennie Bristow most likely studies at Sussex University without fear of intimidation. She has NUS and other bodies who care about the welfare of students to thank for that."<ref>Douglas Trainer, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=102075&sectioncode=26 'Think of the victims'], ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', p. 13, 14 February 1997</ref>		:"Jennie Bristow accused the National Union of Students of censorship, citing the BNP and Hizb-ur Tahrir as the victims. She represents only herself in this view, having failed to get elected at NUS conference a few years ago as a Revolutionary Communist Student candidate. Does she really think it acceptable for Jewish, lesbian, gay and bisexual students to put up with intimidation and violence on campus? NUS believes in fighting these evils. This is why CampusWatch was set up for students to report racism, and why we encourage interaction between students from all religions. Ms Bristow goes on to condemn the 'silencing' of self-confessed 'scientific racist' lecturer Chris Brand. In August 1996, The THES carried a similar piece by Jennie Bristow, to which I also responded. Someone who understands victimisation should be given a chance to speak. Like the vast majority of students, Jennie Bristow most likely studies at Sussex University without fear of intimidation. She has NUS and other bodies who care about the welfare of students to thank for that."<ref>Douglas Trainer, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=102075&sectioncode=26 'Think of the victims'], ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', p. 13, 14 February 1997</ref>
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		+	'''28 February 1997'''
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		+	[[Jennie Bristow]] replies to Douglas Trainer's response (see 14 February 1996 entry above), again in ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'':
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		+	:"Maybe if J. D. Jacobs and Douglas Trainer looked behind their own rhetoric when challenging my commitment to free speech they would find that it is not something that has been fought for by prejudiced minorities, but by people looking for a weapon to tackle prejudice (THES, February 14).
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		+	:The most disturbing aspect of NUS's commitment to banning prejudiced language is the belief that the students the union represents are incapable of challenging even the most despicable of ideas, right down to Holocaust denial."<ref>Jennie Bristow, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=101839&sectioncode=26 'A cry for freedom'], ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', p. 17, 28 February 1997</ref>

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 '''14 February 1997'''
-In response to the opinion piece by [[Jennie Bristow]] (see 7 February 1997 entry above), [[Douglas Trainer]], NUS national president published a reply in ''The Times Higher Education Supplement''. He stated:
+In response to the opinion piece by [[Jennie Bristow]] (see 7 February 1997 entry above), [[Douglas Trainer]], NUS national president, published a reply in ''The Times Higher Education Supplement''. He stated:
 :"Jennie Bristow accused the National Union of Students of censorship, citing the BNP and Hizb-ur Tahrir as the victims. She represents only herself in this view, having failed to get elected at NUS conference a few years ago as a Revolutionary Communist Student candidate. Does she really think it acceptable for Jewish, lesbian, gay and bisexual students to put up with intimidation and violence on campus? NUS believes in fighting these evils. This is why CampusWatch was set up for students to report racism, and why we encourage interaction between students from all religions. Ms Bristow goes on to condemn the 'silencing' of self-confessed 'scientific racist' lecturer Chris Brand. In August 1996, The THES carried a similar piece by Jennie Bristow, to which I also responded. Someone who understands victimisation should be given a chance to speak. Like the vast majority of students, Jennie Bristow most likely studies at Sussex University without fear of intimidation. She has NUS and other bodies who care about the welfare of students to thank for that."<ref>Douglas Trainer, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=102075&sectioncode=26 'Think of the victims'], ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', p. 13, 14 February 1997</ref>

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 '''7 February 1997'''
-In an opinion piece discussing freedom of speech for ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', [[Jennie Bristow]] (listed as 'a final-year student at the University of Sussex', though she was at the time active in [[Revolutionary Communist Students]])<ref>
+In an opinion piece discussing freedom of speech for ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', [[Jennie Bristow]] (listed as 'a final-year student at the University of Sussex', though she was also at the time active in [[Revolutionary Communist Students]])<ref>[[Douglas Trainer]] NUS national president, 'Think of the victims'; Letter ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' February 14, 1997 SECTION: Issue 1267, Pg.13</ref> refers to the [[Chris Brand]] affair stating “The high-profile silencing of psychology lecturer and self-confessed 'scientific racist' Chris Brand in March 1996 is a case in point. The number of restrictions on prejudiced language in colleges means that many students' unions are unable even to pay lip-service to the absolute right to freedom of speech.”<ref>Jennie Bristow, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=102156&sectioncode=26 'A sledgehammer to crack a ridiculous nut'], ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', p. 12, 7 February 1997</ref>
 '''14 February 1997'''
-In response to the opinion piece by [[Jennie Bristow]] (see 7 February 1997 entry above), Douglas Trainer, NUS national president published a reply in ''The Times Higher Education Supplement''. He stated:
+In response to the opinion piece by [[Jennie Bristow]] (see 7 February 1997 entry above), [[Douglas Trainer]], NUS national president published a reply in ''The Times Higher Education Supplement''. He stated:
 :"Jennie Bristow accused the National Union of Students of censorship, citing the BNP and Hizb-ur Tahrir as the victims. She represents only herself in this view, having failed to get elected at NUS conference a few years ago as a Revolutionary Communist Student candidate. Does she really think it acceptable for Jewish, lesbian, gay and bisexual students to put up with intimidation and violence on campus? NUS believes in fighting these evils. This is why CampusWatch was set up for students to report racism, and why we encourage interaction between students from all religions. Ms Bristow goes on to condemn the 'silencing' of self-confessed 'scientific racist' lecturer Chris Brand. In August 1996, The THES carried a similar piece by Jennie Bristow, to which I also responded. Someone who understands victimisation should be given a chance to speak. Like the vast majority of students, Jennie Bristow most likely studies at Sussex University without fear of intimidation. She has NUS and other bodies who care about the welfare of students to thank for that."<ref>Douglas Trainer, [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=102075&sectioncode=26 'Think of the victims'], ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'', p. 13, 14 February 1997</ref>