The human rights clampdown on free speech
On Wednesday, in a decision that ought to get a good deal more attention than it will, our Supreme Court…
Brexit-bashing bishops could ruin the Church of England
When politicians take to preaching, we feel uncomfortable. When bishops take to politics and managerialism, the sinking feeling gets worse.…
Do university bigwigs really want the best for students?
We can all see that our universities are not in a good shape. They are churning out too many graduates –…
The Church of England's diversity mission has gone too far
Is the Church of England on a mission? It should be, of course. But it appears to have confused its purpose…
A Covid amnesty won’t save Boris Johnson now
Timing is everything in politics. Partygate showed the usually sure-footed Boris at his most careless and inept, dwarfing even his…
Nicola Sturgeon’s disturbing attack on the rule of law
Lawyers with an awkward agenda can be a thorn in the government’s side in Scotland as much as in England.…
Have we reached peak human rights?
After the Colston debacle, you might be forgiven for having missed the other legal story that broke this week. The…
The EU is forcing Poland to choose between money or the constitution
You might find it difficult, not to mention dangerous, to get to see a real meeting between an irresistible force…
Harry Miller's 'transphobic tweets' victory is a win for free speech
Court decisions don’t often call for three cheers, but today’s Court of Appeal determination in the Harry Miller case is…
Julian Assange and the deep flaw in our extradition laws
You could almost hear the rejoicing in Whitehall on Friday morning when the High Court cleared the way for Julian…
The sinister side of Meghan’s court victory
Reading the Duchess of Sussex’s press release after the Court of Appeal upheld her privacy case against the Mail on…
The EU doesn't understand Hungary and Poland
Rather like Germany with its ill-starred ‘Drive to the East’ in the 19th and 20th centuries, one suspects the EU…
Poland's top court has finally called the EU's bluff
For many years, the EU has posed as a kind of overbearing imperial leviathan, which insists its law has to prevail over…
The Liberal Democrats have a dangerous vision for the City of London
Liberals have always set great store by laws and declarations. It was joked about Lord Loreburn, the liberal Lord Chancellor…
A Scotsman's home is no longer his castle
If you suggest to an English politician that your home should be your castle to use as you like, he…
Will Knowland, Eton and the problem with the teaching misconduct panel
When Eton master Will Knowland was sacked last year over anti-feminist views contained in a YouTube video which he refused…
Do we really need lectures from Unesco on our heritage?
You could describe the UK planning system as a giant whispering gallery where landowners, pressure groups and developers all seek to bend…
The EU’s menacing rule of law power grab
Officially the European Union may be a union of sovereign states. But its Commission increasingly has the air of an…
The EU will regret its legal onslaught against Poland
When European governments openly disobey courts, ears prick up. When two courts simultaneously contradict each other on the same day…
Troubles' veterans on both sides deserve immunity from prosecution
The recent decision by Boris Johnson’s government to put a five-year time-bar, save in exceptional circumstances, on the prosecution of British…
Britain should resist copying the EU's corporate responsibility law
Big corporations have a lot not to be proud of, and we certainly could do with laws to rein in…
The problem with linking trade deals to human rights
Trade deals are in the air post-Brexit, but not everybody is happy. In a speech this week Frances O’Grady, the…
Prepare for the EU’s ‘Hamilton moment’
The EU may boast a common currency like any other state (even if nearly a third of its 27 members…
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…
