David Spencer
David Spencer is Policy Exchange’s Head of Crime and Justice and a former Detective Chief Inspector
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
“Bold vision”
An action or choice can perfectly well be bold without being good
Is this what winning looks like?
Reform UK supporters are growing weary of infighting and weak rhetoric
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull