Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
The Post Office scandal
Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems
J G A Pocock: the Antipodean’s view of Europe
John Pocock defended Britain in its broadest sense
On international law
International law is often far less clear than it might sound
Who rules: judges or parliament
A domestic bill of rights is not necessarily the panacea its adherents intend it to be
A Boy’s Own book of anti-colonialism
Could a progressive historian really write in praise of African slave-traders?
First lady of the law
The new Lord Chief Justice inherits a role with a rich and varied history
Judging the judges
Are Appeal Court judges always superior jurists? The jury is out …
Royals on the witness stand
Prince Harry is not setting a precedent with his recent appearance in court
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
On the awfulness of liberals
The Lords must put the Leadbeater bill to sleep
A full-blooded blow-out
Kurt Weill: Symphonies, Seven Deadly Sins (DG)
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
A tumultuous decade of ingenious novelties
Did the English Revolution go full circle, replacing one overmighty king with another?
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
