Free Speech
Free speech is a waste of breath
Free speech is not our cause, and it gets us nowhere anyway
The publisher and the police
The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Against Britain’s two-tier policing
Street preachers should not be arrested for offending people
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
