Jamie Gillies
Is Scotland’s Hate Speech Bill so bad?
Even prominent SNP supporters are appalled by the proposed legislation
The Midas touch
The kind of skill that makes the breath catch in thousands of throats at once
The problem with “extremism”
Violence and intimidation are deplorable, but can there be a clear definition of a concept as subjective as “extremism”?
The war on noticing in modern Britain
How DEI initiatives and the worldview behind them dull people’s natural perceptiveness
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
A wilting wallflower
A once ambitious civic project has devolved into the chaos that is London Wall West
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place