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She had taken to telephoning individual vice-chancellors to question some aspect of universitymanagement or student behaviour, while enthusiastically pursuing the HigherEducation (Freedom of Speech) Bill, which at the time of writing is at the committee stage in the House of Lords, procedurally close to its establishment in statute – perhaps.
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