The justice system of England and Wales imposes criminal liability with far more ease than it ever removes it. This is not unusual, and the same observation can be made of many criminal justice ...

Enough for the moment about Baroness Charlotte Owen, made a peer by Boris Johnson when she was just 29 years old. She is most definitely one to watch, especially, as revealed last week, she is now ...

The sign on the lectern in Downing Street’s rose garden declared the prime minister’s speech would be about “Fixing the foundations”, but it did so in the manner of a demolition notice—with sans serif ...

It’s been a tumultuous week at the Jewish Chronicle, which has just put its hands up to publishing—technical term—a load of old cobblers by a freelance writer who might kindly be called a fantasist.

Whatever happened to Baroness Charlotte Owen of Alderley Edge? At the age of 29, her elevation to the peerage in July 2023 by Boris Johnson was quite the mystery. Now she’s got stuck into the role in ...

Some men hate women. And some go online to talk about it. On Reddit, there are whole groups—subreddits—which appear to be dedicated to blaming women for everything. One group called “r/MensRights” has ...

On the afternoon of 14th September, the BBC reported, Ed Davey arrived at the Liberal Democrats’ autumn conference by jet ski. Most of us making the largely overland journey from London to Brighton ...

Who are the “real” British? Those torching hotels housing asylum seekers, attacking mosques and chanting hateful slogans, or those who flooded the streets after the riots this summer to reject racism ...

If you’ve ever walked a city street so late at night that it’s very early in the morning, you may have been greeted by a strange and unbidden thought. In the eerie stillness, it can feel for a moment ...

The European Union and Nato are reinventing themselves for the next decade. In the last week, they have shown welcome signs of resilience, despite Vladimir Putin and fierce economic and immigration ...

This week, I finished listening to the Tortoise podcast series about the sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman. Gaiman is a very famous, very wealthy writer who has been accused by five women ...

Being away, staying in hotel rooms or, nowadays, Airbnbs, is part of the freelance musician’s life. In terms of distraction, it’s a lot easier than it used to be—though that can, of course, be a ...