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Nanny State

James Woudhuysen

Retailers have become an arm of the nanny state Politics

Retailers have become an arm of the nanny state

7th June 2021

Len Shackleton

How the ASA became the new morality police Free Speech

How the ASA became the new morality police

4th June 2021

Ella Whelan

Now they want to ban smoking outdoors Politics

Now they want to ban smoking outdoors

3rd June 2021

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‘If Mary Whitehouse were alive today, she’d be a <em>Guardian</em> columnist’ Politics

‘If Mary Whitehouse were alive today, she’d be a Guardian columnist’

28th May 2021

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The Tory war on freedom Podcasts

The Tory war on freedom

14th May 2021

Paddy Hannam

Open the pubs Politics

Open the pubs

4th May 2021

David McGrogan

Test and Trace was always doomed to fail Politics

Test and Trace was always doomed to fail

29th April 2021

Paddy Hannam

Do your bit and get a round in Politics

Do your bit and get a round in

12th April 2021

Jon Bryan

Sadiq is turning London into a nanny state Politics

Sadiq is turning London into a nanny state

8th April 2021

Fiona Bulmer

Why risk-aversion is bad for us Politics

Why risk-aversion is bad for us

5th April 2021

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Do we need a licence to be free? Podcasts

Do we need a licence to be free?

1st April 2021

Rob Lyons

The resurgence of the nanny state Politics

The resurgence of the nanny state

30th March 2021

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A year of lockdown dystopia Politics

A year of lockdown dystopia

23rd March 2021

Christopher Snowdon

Misinformation about vaping could cost lives Politics

Misinformation about vaping could cost lives

19th March 2021

Paddy Hannam

Is it a crime to raise fat kids? Politics

Is it a crime to raise fat kids?

12th March 2021

David McGrogan

We have lost faith in the individual Politics

We have lost faith in the individual

11th March 2021
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