Sussex University
Making a good example
Winning back higher education for free speech has to start somewhere
Witch hunt
Last week Cambridge University Student Union published a guide to “Spotting TERFS in the Field”
Hung out to dry
The University College Union’s treatment of Kathleen Stock is shameful
Is transphobia an academic critique?
The abhorrent treatment of Kathleen Stock by Sussex UCU is a loss for academic freedom
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
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Keir has my complete backing – Wes