Ella Whelan

A graduate of Sussex university, Ella is the assistant editor at spiked online magazine, and contributes to the Spectator. She writes on a variety of topics and is a regular TV and radio commentator, notably on feminism and free speech.

Ella is a leading campaigner for spiked’s Invoke Article 50 NOW! campaign, and is also an active member of the Down With Campus Censorship campaign which seeks to fight for free speech at universities.

On Twitter @ella_m_whelan
Related Sessions
Saturday 17 October 2015, 12.00 Frobisher 1-3
Sunday 18 October 2015, 17.30 Frobisher Auditorium 1

Why are we afraid to judge?

"Some of the freest speech I have enjoyed in years."
Baroness Ruth Deech QC, crossbench peer; chairman, Bar Standards Board

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