Free Speech
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
It’s time to scrap SLAPPs
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are stifling debate in Britain
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Invitations should not be rescinded — but no one has the right to an invitation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?
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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
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down