James McSweeney
James McSweeney is a London born and based freelance journalist. He tweets at @maccyjames1
Was the Peterloo Massacre good for public health?
How pre-vaccination societies held greater freedoms than we do today
Should booby-traps be legal?
When the state fails to protect us many want to act themselves
Front line dictator
What the death of Idriss Deby Itno in battle means for the fight against Islamic terrorism
Three days that shamed the world
Janine di Giovanni on the profoundly moving Oscar-nominated film that is teaching young Bosnian Serbs about the awful truth of the Srebrenica massacre
Is live music in Britain doomed?
It would be little short of a tragedy if our music industry ends up being finished off by the mismanagement of a a vulgar little virus
How the culture wars adversely affect young people
Young people’s bodies have become collateral damage in the ongoing culture wars as politicians continue to pander to trans ideology
No place at the bar for challenging woke politics
The Bar Council’s verdict on Jon Holbrook’s cancellation last month shows that the bar has become an unwelcoming place for those who believe in free speech
Donald Trump is back and firmly in control of the Republican Party
The message of a resounding speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on 28 February was clear: Trump is back and here to stay
How Labour are taking the voting public for granted
Labour has no hope of returning to power if they fail to capture a comfortable working-class seat from a government that has presided over the greatest crisis in living memory
Brandon’s sausage victory
Brandon Lewis’s approach signals Michael Gove’s waning influence
Let It Be: Have we passed the golden era of the rock ‘n’ roll memoir?
There is an inexhaustible public appetite for learning about the private lives of our idols, but they don’t make rock stars like they used to