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
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Campus confidential
Inside the secret Cambridge societies hiding their unfashionable views
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
Poor old Carmen
This update of a classic from the Royal Opera House is a reminder of why messing with great pieces is so risky
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
Sunak stumbles
The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
The false prophets of war and turmoil
All eight of Whatmore’s subjects would have been astounded by the
stability of the British state through the 19th century
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
