Free Speech
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Politicians can’t handle free speech
The more criticism ministers receive online, the more determined they become to regulate what everyone else can say
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
Why the establishment hates X
It can be used to spread misinformation and abuse, yes, but it can also expose inconvenient facts
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
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
Do machines laugh?
The experience of amusement defies a reductionist approach to the mind