Geoffrey Robertson
Mr Gove, Here Is Our Statute of Liberty
The European Convention is no longer fit for purpose. It is time for the Lord Chancellor to enshrine our freedoms in British law
A British Bill Of Rights
Geoffrey Robertson drafts a Statute of Liberty
Put British Jihadis on Trial in British Courts
We owe it to the world to prosecute home-grown war criminals of Islamic State here — not to deny them entry and their victims justice
We Can Have a Free Press and Justice Too
The real threat to liberty is not Leveson but the Coalition’s own Defamation Bill—yet it is not too late to make a sensible amendment
A Free Press Means to Publish and be Damned
Our most cherished liberty is up for grabs at the Leveson inquiry, but it cannot be entrusted to a new tribunal to muzzle newspapers
Why We Need a British Bill of Rights
The weasel words of the European Convention are undermining our ancient liberties. David Cameron is right to demand reform
The Brexit crunch approaches
Thorny issues remain unresolved as the transition period comes to a close. Yet the hurdles to a deal are not insurmountable
Meritocracy makes a new ruling class
Innovation has often come from hard work by unlettered people. But young progressives now seem to treat education as a proxy for virtue
Some black lives matter more than others
Black Lives Matter misses the point—we should highlight the progress we have made, not split society and trap ourselves in victimhood