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Apr 15, 2025 48 min

FSU Case Data Highlights

from The Free Speech Union Hosted by The Free Speech Union

We have just completed our quarterly analysis of FSU casework and dive into the results of that during today’s episode. The first quarter of 2025 was our busiest ever with 411 new incidents received in the FSU inbox. This growth in caseload is directly related to the continuing increase in FSU active membership, which is now running at over 4,000 new members per quarter. ‘State Intervention’, which ranges from police contact and Non-Crime Hate Incidents through to arrest and prosecution, is a growing proportion of our work, representing 23% of new cases for the year to date, up from just 10% as recently as 2023. The good news is that, for cases that we see through from beginning to end, our member achieves a favourable outcome 80% of the time. We end the episode with a discussion on our third Belfast speakeasy that was held on Friday 11th April – the video should be up later in the week. We wish all our listeners and viewers a very Happy Easter! ‘That's Debatable!’ is edited by Jason Clift.

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FSU Case Data Highlights

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  1. 1:16 Headline Observations from Q1 2025
  2. 8:20 The Human Element of our Casework
  3. 12:41 Underlying Changes in FSU Statistics
  4. 33:10 Legislative Basis for Free Speech Cases
  5. 37:54 Report Back on Belfast Speakeasy

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