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Joe Lycett is in no danger of being silenced Free Speech

Joe Lycett is in no danger of being silenced

22nd June 2022

Charlie Peters

Rowan Atkinson is right about ‘punching down’ Culture

Rowan Atkinson is right about ‘punching down’

21st June 2022

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Is Glastonbury too white? Identity Politics

Is Glastonbury too white?

18th June 2022

Julie Burchill

What happened to Lenny Henry? Identity Politics

What happened to Lenny Henry?

15th June 2022

Tom Slater

Chris McGlade’s class war Culture

Chris McGlade’s class war

28th May 2022

Fraser Myers

Ricky Gervais has broken the spell of wokeness Free Speech

Ricky Gervais has broken the spell of wokeness

25th May 2022

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The rushing of Dave Chappelle Identity Politics

The rushing of Dave Chappelle

6th May 2022

Tom Slater

Jokes are not violence – this is violence Free Speech

Jokes are not violence – this is violence

4th May 2022

Simon Evans

<em>Rising Damp</em> was more than a sitcom Culture

Rising Damp was more than a sitcom

26th April 2022

Simon Evans

Gilbert Gottfried and the greatest joke ever told Culture

Gilbert Gottfried and the greatest joke ever told

14th April 2022

Simon Evans

The sad demise of Jon Stewart Culture

The sad demise of Jon Stewart

7th April 2022

Simon Evans

Why Will Smith’s slap is bad news for stand-up Culture

Why Will Smith’s slap is bad news for stand-up

28th March 2022

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Why Will Smith slapping Chris Rock proves my point… Culture

Why Will Smith slapping Chris Rock proves my point…

28th March 2022

Simon Evans

Zelenksy puts the rest of us comics to shame World

Zelenksy puts the rest of us comics to shame

10th March 2022

Simon Evans

The immortal PJ O’Rourke Culture

The immortal PJ O’Rourke

16th February 2022

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