Captain Tom
The cult of Captain Tom is dead
Brits should stop gorging on sentimentality
Adding injury to insult
The role of criminal law is to punish harm, not enforce politeness
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
How to lose an empire
The rise and fall of the Sassoon family, whose yearning for social acceptance brought titles at the cost of success
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament