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
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
