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Bad Policing has nothing to do with Austerity
If you were to ask people, “why do you think there is so much crime?” the vast majority of responses would circulate around one simple word: austerity. If you then went on to…
Lord Alton of Liverpool: Edmund Burke on abortion
David Alton is an Independent Crossbench Peer who served in the House of Commons for 18 years and where he was a Spokesman on Northern Ireland.
Holding your tongue: Christianity & Free Speech
The topic of free speech and Christianity is one that is fraught with issues. Often Christians are seen as having double-standards, being all too willing to support…
Bolingbroke: Alex Hern Saves The Future Of Marriage
Tenacious wit, peer of the realm, true Son of Liberty. Defending the righteous constitution of mankind against the factious enemies of natural society.
Sirs,
It came to…
Do opponents of the permissive society get safe-spaces too?
Here's a radical question. Who’s going to create a safe space for me? I too am very scared about some of the things I see and hear around me. Let's not talk about the normal…
Identity politics is spelling disaster for free speech in Wales
Hate has to be the most subjective damn term to enter our politics in the past few years as an excuse to shut people up. Entirely self-described, the reality that anyone might…
Conservatives need to win the argument that the nation state matters
Earlier this year, I attended the “March for Europe” in my home town of Leeds. I often attend marches and rallies of those who are politically opposite to me. I don't go as an…
