Professor of Law, University of Glasgow. Latest book: On The Law of Speaking Freely. Now writing about Enlightenment, democracy, and decline.
Joined February 2013
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
We're celebrating Jonathan Swift at this year's festival, to mark 300 years since Gulliver's Travels was published & we're delighted that @ProfTomkins will join us to speak about Swift and the Constitution. Tickets for his talk available via our website westcorkhistoryfestival.org
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Jun 4
My contribution to a series of posts, curated by my brilliant colleague Paul Scott, on “Economic Aspects of the Constitution”
Adam Tomkins: Money and the Making of the British Constitution ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026…
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Adam Tomkins: On ABJ: Proscribed Organisations, Proportionality, and Freedom of Speech ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026…
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Jan 21
My latest podcast appearance, talking on Evangelization & Culture’s “Word on Fire”podcast, on free speech, heresy, and more. Huge thanks to Tod Worner for having me on! wordonfire.org/videos/evange…
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8 Dec 2025
Huge thanks to Seamus Perry for nominating On the Law of Speaking Freely as one of his books of the year in this week’s New Statesman
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
29 Nov 2025
We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Tom Stoppard. A valued patron and contributor, he was not only a brilliant and daringly inventive writer but also a steadfast champion of free expression. 1/3
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29 Nov 2025
One of my favourite Tom Stoppard interview quotes:
What do you most dislike, he was asked.
“Conservatives who don’t conserve”, he answered.
Amen.
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29 Nov 2025
Towering genius. He should have been awarded the Nobel prize for literature. RIP, Sir Tom Stoppard.
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74x…
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
18 Nov 2025
On the latest episode of The Law and Liberty Podcast, @ProfTomkins joins @McGillPatterson to discuss his new book, "On the Law of Speaking Freely" and the future of free speech in the English-speaking world. loom.ly/QdJ0YVw
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
12 Nov 2025
The audiobook of ‘On the Law of Speaking Freely’ by @ProfTomkins is available now!
Chosen by Lord Sumption as one of The Spectator’s Books of the Year: “Much more than a law book … It deserves a much wider readership than just lawyers.”
🎧 Listen here: adbl.co/44zOMbP
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
4 Nov 2025
🙌 A big thank you to @ProfTomkins who joined us and a room full of students and academics last week to discuss his new book: "On the Law of Speaking Freely"!
📰 Read Centre Director @EddieBarnes23's takeaways from the event on our blog: johnsmithcentre.com/news/we-…
ALT A collage of photos of the "SHUT UP! Should offensive speech be free?" event: some are of John Smith Centre Director Eddie Barnes and Professor Adam Tomkins speaking at the front of the room, and some are of the audience watching them.
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
28 Oct 2025
🎤 “We can’t grow unless we hear from others whom we disagree with or who are telling us things we do not already know.”
@ProfTomkins speaks passionately about free speech and why it’s important for public debate and individuals.
@UofGSocSci @UofGSPS @UofGLaw @UofGlasgow
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22 Oct 2025
Very many thanks to @_HelenDale for this thoughtful, detailed, considered and deeply intelligent review of my book On the Law of Speaking Freely @hartpublishing lawliberty.org/book-review/f…
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
6 Oct 2025
Speech laws shape the balance between liberty and order. @ProfTomkins examines how Britain’s current approach to regulating expression may need reform. loom.ly/X5sfij0
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6 Oct 2025
Published today: on how to fix free speech in Britain (for those who think it may be broken)
lawliberty.org/the-uks-speec…
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
21 Sep 2025
Originally published on May 17, 2024, @ProfTomkins’ Words and Weapons reflects on Salman Rushdie’s courage and the power of language—a message that resonates today as free expression faces renewed cultural and political challenges worldwide. loom.ly/7a2GZLo
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Adam Tomkins retweeted
Do read these two splendid books; you will be a better informed & wiser person as a result.
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8 Sep 2025
A new piece by me on the law of the American Declaration of Independence, published as past of Liberty Fund’s celebration of its 250th anniversary libertyfund.org/250th/on-the…
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