Leeds University is abandoning intellectual independence
Leeds has elevated a contested body of thought to an institutional doctrine
Worst practices for academic freedom
Academics are still facing pressure to censor themselves
Trumping free speech
Two wrongs don’t make a right and Republicans are wrong to try and silence their opponents
Parliament vs the First Amendment
A transatlantic free speech showdown is playing out over the Online Safety Act
Bye bye, EDI?
King’s College London drops “diversity statement” requirement after free speech concerns
The problem with “citation justice”
A seemingly noble ambition excessively politicises scholarship
Rushdie-ing to judgement
Recent accusations of harassment have exposed the real nature of crybulling
Ireland’s assault on encryption should concern us all
Between authoritarian politics and corporate self-interest, basic freedoms should be protected
How the unions turned against their members
Unions are clamping down on the free speech of ordinary workers
The UK is no longer an “open” country for free expression
Britain is now a world leader in censorship
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Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
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The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
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The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
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The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
The ends of Pan-Africanism
An exhibition devoted to Pan-Africanism avoids important political and aesthetic questions
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
We must get serious about anti-Jewish terror
Britain faces a dangerous rise in anti-Jewish violence and must get real about its implications
Romance rethink
An optimistic rejoinder to common dating advice
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Regulations without services
How the state is prohibiting without providing