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Is feeding birds now a crime? Politics

Is feeding birds now a crime?

24th June 2014
Busking: keep the streets free for music Politics

Busking: keep the streets free for music

13th March 2014
A blank cheque to police public space Politics

A blank cheque to police public space

9th January 2014
The councils spitting out bad laws Politics

The councils spitting out bad laws

26th September 2013
Illiberalism’s spitting image Politics

Illiberalism’s spitting image

31st July 2013
The real reason for the ‘uncivilised’ abandonment of the elderly UK

The state’s ‘uncivilised’ treatment of volunteers

16th July 2013
Making Marine Le Pen into a martyr of free speech Free Speech

Making Marine Le Pen into a martyr of free speech

4th July 2013
The Queen’s Speech and the blanket bans Politics

The Queen’s Speech and the blanket bans

13th May 2013
A twenty-first century folk devil Books

A twenty-first
century folk devil

28th March 2013
An unspoken war on the Common Law Politics

An unspoken war on the Common Law

11th March 2013
Why everyday life is tied up in red tape Politics

Why everyday life is tied up in red tape

18th December 2012
There ain’t no harm in hate speech Books

There ain’t no harm in hate speech

26th October 2012

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The unfree streets of London Politics

The unfree streets of London

11th September 2012
‘Freedom is not delivered, but won’ Politics

‘Freedom is not
delivered, but won’

11th July 2012
These petty laws are an insult to the public Politics

These petty laws are an insult to the public

17th May 2012
Are tree surgeons really a threat to children? Politics

Are tree surgeons really a threat to children?

20th February 2012
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