Free Speech
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault
A step forward for academic freedom
It is time to take the fight to censoriousness in higher education
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Form your battalions!
France, for all its flaws, still converts military spending into power — Britain does not
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
Peston’s Inbox
Farage: I’m not worried
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power