Government
More freedom, less information
The Freedom of Information Act was supposed to guarantee honesty and transparency in government, but has ensured that controversial decisions will be forever shrouded in secrecy
Complete melts
Priti vs the ice cream hippies (aka Unilever PLC)
Healthcare Needs an Ombudsman
Public healthcare needs public accountability
Will the summer recess really be a break?
Graham Stewart and David Scullion discuss what we can expect in the coming weeks
Boris’s war on obesity will fail
The government’s new anti-obesity crusade will not tackle obesity, only obesity statistics
Passport to Pestilence
Why can’t the government highlight changes to their guidance documents?
Why are most Scots now in favour of independence?
Opinion polls show a majority of Scots saying they would vote ‘yes’ for Scottish independence in a second referendum: Graham Stewart discusses with Kevin Hague
Can the arts world learn to love the Tories?
As the Government injects 1.57bn into arts and culture, Alexander Larman considers the reactions from those in the industry
Who regulates the regulators?
No case has been made for giving the Electoral Commission more power
Boris’s failures over COVID and Black Lives Matter
What is needed but is sorely lacking is the smack of firm government, says Nigel Jones
Have hope, have kids
How parenthood can steel us against stress and despair
Rape crisis sabotage is a feature, not a bug, of trans activism
Trans activism is uniquely incompatible with anti-rape activism
The British Holocaust cover-up that wasn’t
A fanciful and convoluted conspiracy theory has blighted the reputation of the Channel Islands
In defence of emotional voting
We cannot expect voters to think in cold rational terms
Alcibiades
The Ancient Greek orator, philanderer, drunk, traitor and hero would have felt at home in modern politics
Reclaiming freedom in the arts
Great art that speaks of today cannot be made in a climate of fear
WHO do they think they are?
Politicians should be more sceptical about ideology packaged as “public health”
Was she more than pie in the sky?
We all laughed at the former PM but her radical message might have been right
The Conservatives have been too soggy, not too harsh
Their voters expected them to cut taxes and immigration — they did the opposite
Failing universities
What has gone wrong in British higher education?
Is Scottish independence really dead?
Labour’s “more devolution” policy will only strengthen the cause in the long term
