Strasbourg
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…
Torture a Tory, make him an MEP? Not any more
‘Epiphany.’ That was the word that Robert Rowland, soon-to-be-ex-MEP for the Brexit party, used to describe his discovery of the…
A crime novel that continues to puzzle
His Bloody Project, Graeme Macrae Burnet’s previous novel, had the sort of success that most authors and creative writing students…
Bellanger review: a posh Islington restaurant for semi-ordinary people
Islington is a bellwether, and also a joke: the most unequal borough in London, where social housing leans against £4…
Why lawyers deserve Michael Gove
A great test of political leadership is how well you deal with vested interests on your own side. In his…
Charles Moore’s Notes: people who love making new laws like to present them as human rights
Amnesty International and others have placed a large newspaper advertisement telling Michael Gove ‘Don’t Scrap Our Human Rights’. The ad…
Nigel Farage’s Diary: the fallout from the elections
The aftermath of a general election is a difficult time for any party leader, unless like Mr Cameron you have…
