Police Scotland
What does the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order Act really say?
Misunderstandings are the fault of Police Scotland and government ministers
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
The school as a battleground
Michaela defeat will not deter Islamist designs on schools
