Religious freedom is being ignored this election
The global persecution of Christians and other religious minorities will be a defining issue for the next government, but it is barely being discussed
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
The fight for religious freedom
Parliament should heed Fiona Bruce and make freedom of religion and belief a priority at the foreign office
Freedom for a fool
An Egyptian anti-Christianity activist should not have been imprisoned
Putting religious freedom back on the map
The next Prime Minister must pick up the torch of liberty
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Out of Africa
You can say what you like about European empires, but they improved African cooking
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
Assisted dying and the suicidal
The culture around assisted dying could aggravate the thoughts of the suicidal
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Liberal myths of the “good old ways”
Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not so very different from the Democrats’ imagined golden age of American leadership
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
