Blasphemy
The persecution of Christians
Blasphemy laws are making the lives of religious minorities impossible
How the Danes paid the Danegeld
We should resist the new blasphemy laws
Britain’s blasphemy laws
We must stand up to intimidation
Against Nigeria’s blasphemy laws
No one should be killed over their beliefs
Bring back blasphemy laws
Free speech is all very well, but that’s no excuse for being RUDE
Sectarian cinema?
It may not be easy, but multicultural societies must embrace liberal values if they are to survive
Is incitement to religious hatred the new blasphemy?
In a new lecture for Gresham College, Ivan Hare QC discusses the law’s attempts to deal with hatred and vilification throughout history
Schools must fight to defend freedom of expression
The cowardice of senior staff at Batley Grammar should be a lesson to all educationalists about the importance of defending open discussion
With freedom comes responsibility
Where were all the free-speech warriors when a Labour candidate sent an antisemitic tweet?
Why Ireland’s blasphemy law needed to go
Insult for its own sake is childish and banal, but the ability to strongly criticise any creed is absolutely vital in a healthy democracy
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
The problem with Rachel Reeves’s pension pretensions
Bigger funds are not the key to effective investments
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
How Roman women were victimised twice
The victims of abuse could also be degraded by historians
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
