UK Law
Our courts must not be allowed to interfere with trade policy
New provisions in the Trade Bill run the risk of putting a serious spanner in the delicately balanced works of international trade
How to fix our broken justice system
In a world of superficial identity politics, Alexandra Wilson’s book offers a nuanced narrative
Scottish women’s rights virtue-signalled away
An organisation founded to support victims of male sexual violence are apparently prioritising the feelings of men
The religion of human rights
The reaction to the government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review suggests we are in distinct danger of succumbing to a destructively progressive cult
How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
The sacred and the profane
Allowing a “Rave in the Nave” in Canterbury Cathedral was a regrettable error of judgement
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
Vanishing act
Jeremy Hunt did not, in fact, pull a rabbit out of his hat
Disposable women?
Middle-aged women are routinely ignored and dismissed by society — it is time for that to change
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
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
Smartphones are not the source of all social ills
Phones and social media are easy scapegoats for our all too human follies
