Francis Hoar
Francis Hoar is a barrister specialising in public law who used to practise in crime. @Francis_Hoar
Should we sacrifice principle to expediency?
The ‘temporary’ threat to trial by jury
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Libyans, Parisians and London Irish
Dry-ish, spare, clear-eyed — rare in a world of literary bloat, sentiment and overstatement
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
AI is a terrible poet
It has no sense for true meaning and beauty in language
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
Going solo
This Christmas, 40 competitors will face the most difficult sporting challenge on the planet
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour