Democracy

The pleasure of hating

Debates over what constitutes ‘hate speech’ reintroduce dangerous concepts of sin and morality into our common law

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The Police Bill isn’t the threat to democracy the Left say it is

If you’re looking for the enemies of free speech, you’re looking the wrong way, argues Robert Poll

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Thailand’s monarchy in crisis

Following the recent imprisonment of an activist for ‘disrespecting the monarchy’, James Snell looks at how Thailand’s current king differs from his predecessor

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Why George Galloway is voting Conservative

The Leader of the All for Unity party says that tactical voting may succeed in destroying Nicola Sturgeon where the Salmond Inquiry has so far failed

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The wokeness of soft power

The content of the Global Soft Power Summit 2021 shows that progressives have turned a vague concept into another divisive label

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Faith and apostasy in the gospel of Brexit

The theory that Brexit was caused by a religious fervour deliberately fostered by the Leave campaign is a case of the pot calling the kettle black

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The generals’ war on the internet

Myanmar’s new draft cybersecurity law could have grave consequences for civil rights and freedom of expression

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The problem with democracy

Progressive authoritarianism is doing its best to ruin democracy for the rest of us

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Conte’s conundrum

How has Italy’s Giuseppe Conte defied the odds and become a consequential political figure in his own right?

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Exclusive interview: Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the country’s ‘fraudulent’ election

Former popstar Bobi Wine has pledged to exhaust all legal options before taking the fight to the streets for a non-violent resolution

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