Rough justice in the criminal appeals system
Mooted reforms would lead to more appeals — and cost more money
Cloak of invisibility
The puzzling case of the Afghan fighters and the Government’s secret super-injunction
Hollow “decolonisation”
Chagossian exiles in Crawley are not cheering the annexation of their homeland by Mauritius
Potatoes, pigs and peat
A not-so-definitive account of Ireland’s Great Famine
Labour and the ECHR
Labour’s affection for the European Convention on Human Rights is on the wane
Canada has chosen managed decline
How on Earth has the Liberal Party won again?
Criticising judges
If a judge cannot tolerate public scrutiny, they have no business being a judge
The two-tier justice row
What did MPs think addressing racial disparities meant, if not introducing measures based on race?
Free thinking
Is true liberty a matter of independence or non-interference?
We should hail the cab-rank rule
The principle that barristers should accept any brief is all too easily sidestepped
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The ballad of Robbie and Harry
Sometimes, the struggle can become the art
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again