More than a thousand students want to demonstrate and prevent the event from taking place. Many intellectuals believe that it is freedom of expression on English campuses that is at stake in this sad episode.

A group of Oxford professors went to the front. In a letter published by the Telegraph, forty-four of them defended Kathleen Stock's right to express her opinions. Some are renowned academics, such as Richard Dawkins or Nigel Biggar, others are young... This article is for subscribers only. You still have 85% to discover.