Freeing Speech
A new report is gratifyingly pro-freedom and pro-free speech
Woke of the Rings
The Tolkien society is scanning the author’s work for signs of cishetero amatonormativity
Who are the People’s Tribunal?
A body calling for the revision of school textbooks should bear closer scrutiny
Professional denouncement for private opinions
We need to think twice before saying chambers can’t take on a barrister due to private opinions previously expressed, says Andrew Tettenborn
Race to the bottom
Although highly qualified, the views of UN race academics must be resisted
What does the Anti-Racism report mean for the Church?
The Church of England cannot afford to kowtow to all of the demands made by the Church’s Anti-Racism Taskforce
Deviating definitions
Andrew Tettenborn says the trend of redefining certain terms not only hinders social communication but is also almost literally Orwellian
The EU is no haven for political naysayers
Is it right that Britain should be forced to extradite the political agitators of other EU states?
What the Uber verdict means for Conservatives
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are ‘workers’, Conservatives must now show themselves to be champions of workers’ rights
Is the delicensing of CGTN a good thing?
Even though the Chinese English-language news channel can be pretty poisonous, Andrew Tettenborn questions whether it should be banned