Ian Rons is a British writer, IT consultant, and anti-transgender activist. Rons is a co-founder and the honorary president of the Free Speech Union and has written anti-trans pieces for Toby Young at group blog The Daily Sceptic. Rons is also involved in several organizations co-founded by Young.
Background
Ian Richard Guy Rons was born in May 1977.
According to research by Alison Wright, Rons holds several appointments:
This report investigates the directorship and related party interests of Toby Daniel Moorsom Young in British Friends of Israel Limited, alongside directors Francis Hoar, Janet MacVarish, Judith Allison Pearson, and Ian Richard Guy Rons. The focus is on potential irregularities, synthetic identity concerns, and compliance issues in their corporate appointments.
- THE FREE SPEECH UNION LIMITED (12324336) Director appointed 7 December 2019 – Resigned 8 December 2020
- TAU ALPHA LIMITED (12533581)Â Director appointed 25 March 2020 – Dissolved 10 June 2025
- SKEPTICS LTD (13246865)Â Director appointed 29 October 2021 – Resigned 31 March 2022
- BRITISH FRIENDS OF ISRAEL LIMITED (15307603) Director appointed 24 November 2023 – Resigned 25 November 2025
During COVID lockdowns, Rons helped Young set up a forum on the Lockdown Sceptics website called Love in a Covid Climate.
In 2023, Rons was a signatory on the “October Declaration,” an open letter published by British Friends of Israel.
Rons scrubbed a LinkedIn profile in 2025.
References
Wright, Alison (July 3, 2024). Part 4. Toby Young and British Friends of Israel Limited. https://alisonwright.substack.com/p/part-4-toby-young-and-british-friends
Young, Toby (August 15, 2020). I’ve started a dating site for lockdown sceptics. The Spectator https://spectator.com/article/ive-started-a-dating-site-for-lockdown-sceptics/
Selected writing by Rons
Rons, Ian (July 10, 2023). Postcard From TERF Island.The Daily Sceptic https://dailysceptic.org/2023/07/10/postcard-from-terf-island/
Rons, Ian (May 29, 2023). A Satirical Suggestion that Trans Activists Take Up Arms to Protect Themselves From Hurty Feelings Appears to Have Been Taken Literally. The Daily Sceptic https://dailysceptic.org/2023/05/29/a-satirical-suggestion-that-trans-activists-take-up-arms-to-protect-themselves-from-hurty-feelings-appears-to-have-been-taken-literally/
Media
chinkseyMEDIA (December 3, 2023). Tommy Robinson BLASTS Free Speech Union founder Ian Rons for STOPPING HIM JOINING! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_Xi_kF1OcQ0
Resources
X/Twitter (x.com)
The Daily Sceptic (dailysceptic.org)
- Ian Rons
- dailysceptic.org/author/ian-rons
- previously Lockdown Sceptics (lockdownsceptics.org) [archive]
- Love in a Covid Climate [dating forum]
- lockdownsceptics.org/forums [archive]
Free Speech Union (freespeechunion.org)
- About: Ian Rons, Co-Founder, Honorary President
- freespeechunion.org/about
British Friends of Israel (britishfriendsofisrael.org)
YouTube (youtube.com)