Law in Action
Jury’s out
Reducing jury trials would reduce the legal backlog, but at what cost?
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Online gambling isn’t bad for the economy
Is there an economic case for prohibitionism? No
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised