Rajiv Shah
Dr Ravij Shah is a former special adviser at the Ministry of Justice and at Downing Street. He tweets at @rajivshah90
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits