A victory for free speech. But clear legal safeguards are still needed.
Thank goodness for Mr Justice Julian Knowles. A judgement he delivered yesterday was a powerful defence of freedom of expression, which is expected to have significant implications. Harry Miller, a 53-year-old man from Lincoln, had challenged the Hate Crime...
David Gauke: Javid, Smith, Cox. Three fine Ministers fired – so that Number Ten could take back even more control.
David Gauke is a former Justice Secretary, and was an independent candidate in South-West Hertfordshire at the recent general election. It is sometimes said of a reshuffle that it lacks coherence; that there is no pattern to the various Ministerial appointments; that,...
Brexit: out of court
An excitable piece on the RTÉ News website from their Europe editor, Tony Connelly, wrongly suggests that the UK could face the ECJ if it does not implement the Irish protocol and fails to carry out checks and controls on goods going from Great Britain to Northern...
Parisian Mayoral Candidate Pulls Out After Sext Video Goes Viral
Parisian Mayoral Candidate Pulls Out After Sext Video Goes Viral Macron’s candidate for the mayor of Paris has pulled out of the race. Benjamin Griveaux had spent his campaign thus far trying to swell support by repeatedly emphasizing family values and his “fanatic...
Who is in Charge of Science?
Who is in Charge of Science? As the reshuffle draws to an end, save for any last-minute surprises, this is now the first Government since 2010 without a Science Minister. The role was combined with Universities Minister and held by Chris Skidmore. His replacement...
