Free Speech
Will Donald Trump be good or bad for academic freedom? #2
Will censorship end or just change sides?
A rare victory for proportion
The connotations of words can depend on their context, numpties
Faith and free speech
The law on blasphemy is toxic: It protects free speech until you provoke others to use force.
Starmer’s authoritarian instincts
Laws have been tightened, censorship powers expanded, and speech-related prosecutions pursued
JD Vance was right about free speech in Britain
But why did it take the American VP to draw attention to the criminalisation of pro-life thought?
The police are ruining their reputation
The average citizen has no reason to put their faith in British policing
Gone in 90 seconds
Were my trans protestors the last gasp of campus censorship?
Kristie Higgs’ victory is a victory for freedom
Christians should breathe a sigh of relief on hearing the verdict
Are we getting blasphemy law in disguise?
Public order law is being used to protect religious sensitivities
Don’t cancel Andrew Gywnne
Even Labour ministers should not be fired for private jokes
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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
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The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Brexit was not an act of economic self-harm
Whatever you have heard, UK-EU trade is doing just fine
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves