Public Health Act 1984
My amendment achieved its aim
greater scrutiny will act as a discipline on ministers and their advisers
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Religious freedom is back on the agenda
The International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill, currently before parliament, is an important step for securing Britain’s role in promoting religious liberty
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Small talk and big asks
Men’s mental health is a serious matter — but it is wrong to expect people to be lifesavers
Deer prudence
It’s time for a change of attitude to wild British venison
Hollowed-out Humanities
The tyranny of DEI, the canard of “decolonisation” and the rise of the bureaucrats
