Lord Sumption
Jonathan Sumption is an author, medieval historian and former Supreme Court judge.
Where is Parliament?
If MPs cannot curb rule by decree, then they have little constitutional relevance
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
Turning a blind eye to a tilted playing field
Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport
Democracy contra the majority
What does democracy mean if it is not related to the popular will?
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
Slavery did not create Britain’s wealth
A bogus narrative is obscuring history and diminishing our national pride
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build