The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
It’s time to scrap SLAPPs
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are stifling debate in Britain
Academic freedom is stuck in legal limbo
The government must clarify how the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 is going to be enforced
Who has the right to speak in universities?
Invitations should not be rescinded — but no one has the right to an invitation
Will academic freedom be upheld?
Will the University of Sussex be penalised for failing to uphold free speech?
Must we cancel Plato?
Right-wing cancel culture might be marginal but it is unfortunate nonetheless
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
The dog that failed to bark
Jeremy Corbyn hoped the local
elections would be a launch pad for
his new party. Instead, Your Party
has mostly been arguing with itself
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The American chaos machine
The United States’s current aggressive expansionism and domestic strife are an intrinsic part of its national character
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.