Toby Young
Three years of the Free Speech Union
The fight against censorship goes on
Fighting back against the censors
Dan Hitchens reports on the groups who are taking the battle for free speech forward by speaking truth to power
The elephant in the chamber
PMQs is failing to explore whether the government’s Covid strategy makes sense
The Whitehall rot sets in
This government caused the slump, but unlike Mrs Thatcher it has no fable for why the country suffered
The Lockdown Sceptics
The ‘liberators’ fighting back against the ‘ever-lockers’
Why the coronavirus shutdown is worth it
Decisive action to slow the spread of Covid-19 is a no brainer
Cancelling cancel culture
The need for the Free Speech Union is pressing but the obstacles are great
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe
No joke
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is absurd, but nobody’s laughing
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
WW3 and the end of history
The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
He’ll never let the old flag fall
Lee Anderson will never stand for insult, especially the insult of never being invited round for dinner
Queen of Hearts
Perturbed to find Diana has a starring role in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
