Rescue specialist
He had a particular skill with those who had fallen foul of the system
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
Reform the police, don’t deform the police
The Met Police’s Gangs Matrix might have been flawed but it served an important purpose
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
Do not sanction the truth
Stating biological facts should not be cause for heavy-handed complaints proceedings
In praise of centibillionaires
When people are free to make a lot of money from new businesses, everybody wins
It is they who will surrender
We have all of tomorrow’s excuses today
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
