Why do Ben & Jerry’s want to defund the police?
The radicalisation of the Ben & Jerry’s PR department has been one of the stranger spectacles of recent years. After…
What's the problem with Apu?
Remember Apu, the kindly Indian shopkeeper from The Simpsons? Well, in the time since most people have stopped watching that…
Prince Harry's new job is hardly 'public service'
At the tender age of 36, Prince Harry has got his first job since leaving the royal family. Congratulations to…
In defence of Charlie Hebdo's 'racist royals' cover
Amid the ongoing fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive Oprah interview, Charlie Hebdo seems to have done the…
Mr Potato Head and the cult of gender neutrality
Another pillar of the patriarchy has fallen. His name is Mr Potato Head – or rather, it was Mr Potato…
Of course there's a free speech crisis on campus
A free speech crisis on campus? Apparently, it’s a myth, concocted by right-wing commentators and latched on to by a…
Gina Carano and the hypocrisy of Hollywood
Godwin’s Law has become a way of life in our polarised political times. Go on social media any given day…
Why we should worry about the censorship of the far left
There are many important, principled arguments for free speech. But one of the most convincing is purely tactical. Why empower…
The pathetic attempt to cancel Jordan Peterson
There was a time when publishers had to battle with external forces for their right to publish controversial authors. It…
When will Harry and Meghan stop hectoring us?
Another day, another Zoom missive from the Duke and Duchess of Woke. Hot on the heels of their thinly-veiled intervention…
Andy Murray shouldn't cancel Margaret Court
Cancel culture has hit the world of tennis – again. Top British player Andy Murray has reignited a torturous debate…
Cancelling Kindergarten Cop is a step too far
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s late-Eighties to early-Nineties comedies have not gone down in history as great triumphs. Films like Junior and Twins…
Binning Fawlty Towers does nothing to solve racism
We’ve done it. We’ve solved racism. And who’d have thought that all it would take was a few judicious edits…
The march of progressive censorship
It’s official: criticising Black Lives Matter is now a sackable offence, even here in the British Isles, thousands of miles…
Why is Ben & Jerry’s lecturing us about 'white supremacy'?
When this chapter in America’s history of its struggle against racism is written, two names will stand out among all…
Ricky Gervais is right about sanctimonious celebs
Do you who hasn’t had a good corona war so far? Celebrities. Throughout this crisis, many of them seem to have…
Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscars speech was beyond a joke
The 2020 Oscars will go down in history for two things: Bong Joon-ho’s brilliant film Parasite becoming the first foreign-language…
The trans-sceptic academic who now needs bodyguards for protection
‘You can’t change sex – biologically, that is impossible.’ That, by most people’s standards, is a simple observable truth. But…
Campus free speech is a thing of the past
Not that long ago, the sorts of views that were verboten on a university campus were genuinely out-there and nasty:…
The bizarre war on sombreros
Many Brits still bristle at the importation of Halloween. It’s easy to see why. It is an American holiday that…
What Extinction Rebellion and the People’s Vote campaign have in common
Extinction Rebellion (XR) has announced it will finish its ‘Autumn Uprising’ earlier than planned in order to make way for…
Is it illegal to mock this drug dealer’s haircut?
Is it a crime to mock a criminal’s unfortunate hairstyle? Police in South Wales seem to think so. Last week, Gwent Police…
Selfie-surveillance: Who needs Big Brother when we constantly film ourselves?
Did you see the Welsh Tory MP David Davies and a pro-Brexit protester arguing outside parliament, pointing cameras at one…
From ancient Egyptian smut to dissent-by-currency: I object at the British Museum reviewed
‘If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear,’…
