Law
Our friends in court
John Bowers reviews “Enemies of the People?” by Joshua Rozenberg
A very private affair
Even without the Human Rights Act, our judges would have developed a new law on privacy by now
The language of Conservative priorities
Why does Boris want marriage to be a contract-at-will?
Will Brexit mean us getting the fags we want?
The current state of the transition talks
Stinger stung
A professional gambler who sued for £7.7 million has unwittingly led the Supreme Court to redefine honesty
British QC begins legal action against EU
If the EU can sack court members — judicial independence will become meaningless
Open justice? Case closed
The law governing the reporting of family court hearings should be relaxed for the sake of transparency
Breaking the Cardinal Rule
A disturbing miscarriage of justice reveals Australia’s judicial system is in poor shape
Supremely impartial
Far from being enemies of the people, our judges have a fine record in ignoring political considerations when making their rulings
A nation of lawyers
Secret, haphazard pseudo-laws are not the way to treat the coronavirus
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Farage the fumbler
Nigel Farage is not built for the highest positions of responsibility
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Profile: Alec Douglas-Home
The quintessential Tory grandee who
was the last of his kind: a politician
motivated by service to his country
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read