Law
The Mad Men theory of drunk decision-making
In electing this government, we seem to have picked the worst of both worlds: higher taxation combined with austerity in…
Judgment call: the case for leaving the ECHR
What’s to stop us leaving the ECHR?
In praise of the speeding crackdown
We all needed a laugh, what with the pound tanking and inflation running away, my old pal Kwasi delivering a…
The case for theft-tanks
The Conservative party leadership contest is a milestone for diversity and inclusion. This time, we get to choose between someone…
The European court has seriously overstepped over Rwanda
Last night’s abrupt order from the European Court of Human Rights to ground the first Rwanda deportation flight delighted progressives…
Progressives, don’t cheer Rwanda’s setbacks
The last-minute halting of the first flight to Rwanda is humiliating for Boris Johnson’s government. An urgent interim measure from…
Changing the Northern Ireland Protocol won't break the law
The UK is about to publish a bill that will override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. We are doing…
My list of Britain’s national character flaws
Before we start, let’s firmly establish my long-standing affection for the United Kingdom. Why, some of my best friends are…
Ed Sheeran is right about British courts
As they say in the music business, where there’s a hit, there’s a writ. It is something that no one…
Sex, trans rights and the Scottish census
It takes some doing to make a census interesting. So congratulations to the National Records of Scotland (NRS). NRS, which administers…
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 Colston verdict is the triumph of values, not law
The verdict is in on the case of the Colston statue in Bristol. Not guilty. Every one of the accused…
Parliament, not judges, should decide our laws
The British commentariat has not covered itself in glory in its reaction to Dominic Raab’s proposed reforms to judicial review.…
Insulate Britain are not martyrs
Throughout the Insulate Britain protests there was a suspicion that the group was deliberately trying to get its members behind…
The Supreme Court’s shameful statement on Hong Kong
In a statement which will doubtless surprise the scores of lawyers, democratic politicians and human rights activists who are currently…
Does a man have a right to pay for sex?
A case heard in the Court of Appeal today will decide whether or not carers should be expected to indulge…
There was no Hillsborough ‘cover-up’
There was no Hillsborough cover-up
Models of obedience: how to make people obey the law
Protests are being staged against the proposed bill to change the laws on protest. But there is a bigger issue…
The ancient Greek approach to mediation
Divorcing couples are being given vouchers worth £500 to settle their problems by mediation rather than going to court. It…
The truth about statues and the law
There is a proposal to change how we criminalise people who damage statues. This proposed change is set out in…
Denmark is creating a roadmap for mandatory vaccination
Could British residents be forced to have a Covid-19 vaccine? Yesterday Health Secretary Matt Hancock refused to rule out mandatory…
Could possession of the Bible become an offence in Scotland?
Scotland’s new Hate Crime Bill will make criminals of comedians
The Begum Appeal is a fundamental error of logic
There has been an emotional response to the case of Shamima Begum, quite rightly. It is not clear to me…
The rule of law is collapsing
It is the law that makes us ‘the best of animals.’ So saying, Aristotle had a very specific conception of…
Hate legislation is blasphemy law by another name
Hate legislation is blasphemy law by another name
