World renowned expert on chemical and biological weapons, de-platformed by the UK GOVERNMENT from the 25th annual Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference for writing tweets critical of Jacob Reese Mogg years ago.
"Rules introduced by the Cabinet Office in 2022 specify that the social media accounts of potential speakers must be vetted before final acceptance to the programme. The vetting is impartial and purely evidence-based.
"The check on your social media has identified material that criticises government officials and policy. It is for this reason and not because we do not value your technical insight, that I'm afraid that we have no choice and must cancel your invitation to the CWD conference."
The rules introduced 5 years ago apparently, are not available to be viewed by the public, but can be seen by member of the houses of parliament, once they have been published in the "forseeable future" at the correct and appropriate point in time.
"Ministry of Defence said checks on people speaking at government-organised events ensured a balanced discussion" aka Orwellian 1984 speech for censorship , dictatorialism & woke wankers?
On reflection I think that "tyrannical" is more appropriate than "dictatorialism"!