There is a world of difference between a private discussion group and publicly funded education.

You may think so and you are welcome to express that view, although to me the concept of free speech is just that and should be fought for, where ever it may be under threat and no matter how noble the reasons may sound for preventing it.

I think that such qualifications as to any supposed or relative differences as to where, will only tend to make the constant fight to ensure this right, only more difficult.

But this is now a PRIVATE discussion group? It is? Since when? It is obviously much later than even I thought it was......