Francis Hoar
Liberty in lockdown
Is it time to release democracy from quarantine and resuscitate the rule of law?
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The glories of front gardens
People who pave over gardens have hearts of stone
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence