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What does “religious literacy” mean for free speech?
The APPG on Religion in the Media’s report into “religious literacy” in the media is deeply flawed in its understanding of Islam in particular
The making of a maelstrom
How the Anglophile Kaiser Wilhelm went to war with Britain
The secret of Dave’s success
At Greensill, who could doubt that David Cameron had no idea what was going on?
Free speechers are missing the point
The newly announced Higher Education Bill won’t be the great champion of free speech that people think it will be
Lockdown was a choice
Agree with the policy if you like, but you can’t argue Lockdown harms were caused by Covid
Crown, cross and altar
The centrality of religion to the status and mission of monarchy in Britain and Europe
“We did everything we could”
This book offers an insider’s account of the extraordinary (in)decision-making among Johnson’s team during the most tumultuous year in modern history
Shock of the new
Thomas Woodham-Smith frets about how to handle real, live customers
The House of Lords
The Rump Parliament had the right idea in 1649 when it closed down the upper chamber as “useless”
Can public art ever be any good?
Nobody could accuse Hockney of over-exerting himself