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In Britain, free speech for far right?(WORLD)

Article from: The Christian Science Monitor Article date: November 27, 2007 Author: Rice-Oxley, Mark

Byline: Mark Rice-Oxley Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

London -- It styles itself as the world's most prestigious debating forum, a hallowed chamber at the heart of Oxford University that has played host, over the years, to everyone from Mother Teresa to Henry Kissinger, and from Diego Maradona to the Dalai Lama.

But now the Oxford Union is courting furious controversy for inviting two guests of an altogether different distinction. David Irving is a discredited historian who served a year in ...

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