Steven Barrett
Steven Barrett is a writer and barrister
The EU chooses lawlessness
The European Parliament is veering towards gunboat diplomacy
The Northern Ireland Protocol would be illegal in many countries
What makes the United Kingdom different?
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them