Don’t feel too encouraged by police leniency with JK Rowling
While it’s reassuring that the author isn’t going to jail, supporters of free expression should not rest on their laurels
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Wednesday
Tuesday
JK Rowling has exposed the absurdity of Scotland's Hate Crime Act
It creates a new offense of ‘stirring up hatred’ against a long list of ‘protected characteristics’
Unhappy? What a luxury
The happiness business is just the newest incarnation of a decades-old western addiction to self-care
Monday
Will the 'Tik Tok Taoiseach' undo the damage done by Leo Varadkar?
The leaders are identikit in many ways
Japan shows up Britain’s impoverished councils
I’m woken the next morning by a fishing boat chugging out of the harbor
Tuesday
The UAE bid for The Spectator is over
Britain’s 300-year-old tradition of a free press is set to carry on for some time yet
Monday
Will the slimmed-down monarchy cope without Kate and the King?
The present challenge could be the greatest that the institution has faced in nearly a century
Sunday
Will Sunak renege on ‘foreign powers’ owning newspapers?
Allowing foreign powers to take a minority stake would leave a back door open to influence
Putin is as deluded about the Islamist threat as the West
He shares the naivety of the West’s leaders
Saturday
Who’s behind the Mordaunt plot?
The qualities MPs look for in a leader are beginning to change
Friday
Princess of Wales asks for privacy after cancer diagnosis
She said the news had come as a ‘huge shock’
Thursday
America’s obsession with Kate-gate
Her name search beat that of both ‘Donald Trump’ and ‘Joe Biden’ over the past week
Wednesday
A free press means freedom from government
The proposed new law would appear to rule out any Emirati ownership — in whole or in part — of the Daily Telegraph and The Spectator
Tuesday
Should the Emiratis be allowed a minority stake in the Telegraph?
If 100 percent RedBird IMI ownership is not compatible with a free press, then what is?
Saturday
How Germany became a security liability
Alliances aren’t just about money; they are also about trust and dependability
Friday
The Trumpification of the Tory party
Both the Tories and Labour agree that The Donald is unpredictable, easily offended and will make life harder for a Labour prime minister than for a Tory one
Friday
Chelsea buns are the best of all buns
It’s the simplicity that works so well here — the dark sugar combined with the little currants against the soft dough
Tuesday
Could Assange be freed?
If he wins, the whole case for his extradition could be reopened
Thursday
Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene insults Lord Cameron
‘I think that’s rude name-calling… and frankly he can kiss my ass’
Saturday
The problem with a slimmed-down monarchy
The image of too many royals weakens the institution, King Charles believes