Is incitement to religious hatred the new blasphemy?
In a new lecture for Gresham College, Ivan Hare QC discusses the law’s attempts to deal with hatred and vilification throughout history
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
The dam of Spanish eco-politics creaks
Will no death toll make elites reconsider green overreach?
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
What’s wrong with the Human Rights Act?
It makes judges the arbiter of moral and political as well as legal decisions
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
After Covid
English towns have a long road to economic recovery
