Court
Can criminals be judges?
Freemasons, extremists, even members of the Garrick Club can be appointed to the bench
On international law
International law is often far less clear than it might sound
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
Merkel the Disaster
The sad dolts in the room are wrong about the former German chancellor
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
Two cheers for Trump on free speech
The President-elect cannot just protect speech that he likes
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
