Free Speech
Free speech is about principle, not political convenience
One might disagree with pro-Palestine radicals but that does not mean that they should be censored
Academic freedom is stuck in legal limbo
The government must clarify how the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 is going to be enforced
Whitechapel is a place in Britain
Britain should not continue devolving into civic fragmentation
Who has the right to speak in universities?
Invitations should not be rescinded — but no one has the right to an invitation
Will academic freedom be upheld?
Will the University of Sussex be penalised for failing to uphold free speech?
From digital freedom to the virtual panopticon
The generation that grew up online is watching the web close in
We need the freedom to criticise faith
The government’s “anti-Muslim hostility” definition is still a problem for free speech
The dark reality of cancel culture at Cambridge
Just reading a “gender-critical” book was enough for a young student to be ostracised
Can Britain handle free speech?
We need liberty but we also need restraint
Preaching is not a crime
What Shaun O’Sullivan’s case tells us about the threat to liberty
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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.
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Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
The resistible centrism of Mark Gatiss
Why a centre-left worldview struggles to understand dissent
Protecting what matters
The government’s new integration and extremism policy exposes a regime in denial
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Can we reduce the manosphere to mental health?
Louis Theroux’s attempt to find the trauma that motivates androcratic influencers is unconvincing