If you defend free speech, you must defend it all and not silence those you disagree with | Kenan Malik

Ministers trumpet their law against no-platforming' in universities, but that doesn't stop them disinviting critics from their own conferences

Normally, I'm keen for this column to be widely read. This time, though, I hope not too widely. I'd be happy if it doesn't catch the attention of Jacob Rees-Mogg or of government officials.

I'm due to give a talk to civil servants later this year. If anyone were to trawl through my social media they might discover the occasional criticism of government policy. And I might suffer the same fate as Dan Kaszeta.

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