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Nick Tyrone

Sensitivity readers are stifling literature Free Speech

Sensitivity readers are stifling literature

6th February 2023

Lauren Smith

The rise of Rowlingphobia Identity Politics

The rise of Rowlingphobia

17th January 2023

Brendan O'Neill

Fay Weldon, a free-thinker to the end Books

Fay Weldon, a free-thinker to the end

5th January 2023

Mick Hume

The unholy alliance against free speech Free Speech

The unholy alliance against free speech

21st December 2022

Alexander Adams

The making of <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em> Books

The making of Nineteen Eighty-Four

19th December 2022

Brendan O'Neill

The unconscionable barbarism of cancel culture Free Speech

The unconscionable barbarism of cancel culture

30th November 2022

Tim Black

The tragedy of <em>Capitalist Realism</em> Long-reads

The tragedy of Capitalist Realism

27th November 2022

Tom Slater

We have betrayed Salman Rushdie once again Free Speech

We have betrayed Salman Rushdie once again

24th October 2022

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Patrick West

In defence of ‘dead white males’ Identity Politics

In defence of ‘dead white males’

7th October 2022

Ella Whelan

The bravery and brilliance of Hilary Mantel Culture

The bravery and brilliance of Hilary Mantel

26th September 2022

Bruno Waterfield

Why Orwell matters Books

Why Orwell matters

17th September 2022

Tim Black

The fatwa and the birth of Muslim identity politics Long-reads

The fatwa and the birth of Muslim identity politics

21st August 2022

Tom Slater

Salman Rushdie and the racism of shielding Muslims from offence Free Speech

Salman Rushdie and the racism of shielding Muslims from offence

20th August 2022

Gareth Roberts

Joan of Arc was not ‘nonbinary’ Culture

Joan of Arc was not ‘nonbinary’

17th August 2022

Nick Tyrone

Who will stand up for authors’ free speech? Free Speech

Who will stand up for authors’ free speech?

16th August 2022

Darragh McManus

Please, no more middle-class memoirs Books

Please, no more middle-class memoirs

16th August 2022
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