Jon Holbrook
Jon Holbrook is a barrister. He can be followed on Twitter: @JonHolb
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
Cancelled by my barristers’ chambers over a Tweet
Cancel culture is a straitjacket on the free expression of ideas, and democracy cannot hope to function when antagonists are muzzled
Taking back control?
The new treaty contains clauses that constrain Britain in key aspects of public policy
The gender wars have not been won
“No debate” has been defeated — but the debate is still ongoing
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
What the Conservatives should learn from Keir Starmer
The only way to reform the Tories is to purge
Ireland’s Future has no future
Despite Irish separatist campaigning, Northern Ireland’s future remains firmly in the UK
The Conservative love affair with petty prohibitionism
How much time has been wasted on trivial legislation?
In defence of emotional voting
We cannot expect voters to think in cold rational terms
Rosemary Sutcliff
A writer of genius, capable of conveying the feelings and lives of those who lived in the distant past
My police stalker
What do you do when you are being targeted by someone within law enforcement?
Ulster’s deadly web
What if one of the most useful British agents inside the IRA was also a mass murderer?