China should be worried about the Uyghur Tribunal
There have been harrowing storiesof cruelty, torture and mistreatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang province in the newsthis week, coming from…
Pro-choice activists shouldn't celebrate Roe v Wade
A striking curiosity of American life is that the names of legal cases can insinuate themselves into everyday dialogue. None…
Sturgeon's foreign policy power grab
There is certainly a lot to catch the eye in the SNP’s manifesto published on Thursday. If you look you…
Europe's human rights judges are right not to ban compulsory vaccines
If you think public health authorities in England are overbearing, spare a thought for the Czechs. Parents who fail to…
The problem with our hate crime laws
We have a long experience of dealing with hate crime in Britain. In 1958 nine Teddy boys armed themselves with…
Clive Myrie, the BBC and the trouble with Ofcom
Ofcom’s tight grip on current affairs broadcasts has been likened by some observers to a choking collar. Clive Myrie, one of…
Meghan Markle and the trouble with human rights law
Meghan Markle hailed her victory in a high court privacy case as a ‘comprehensive win’ over the Mail on Sunday’s…
Does Britain really need more hate crime laws?
Free speech requires a leap of faith: a belief that even if bad speech does harm, the good done by…
