Justice
We Shouldn’t Let Old Men Rot Away In Jail
As the prison population ages, more and more elderly, often disabled inmates are left in their cells, unable to cope yet fearful of release
Jeremy’s Justice
Why, in the face of the evidence, does Jeremy Corbyn believe in the innocence of Jawad Botmeh?
Collusion Cut Both Ways In The Troubles
In May, Gerry Adams told Prince Charles he wanted justice. But he should be careful what he wishes for—Sinn Féin too has much to hide
Mapping The Rocky Road To A British Bill Of Rights
The government now has an opportunity to reform our human rights laws — but progress will be tricky
Do we value freedom of speech in Britain?
Our feeble reaction to assaults on liberty in Paris and Copenhagen reveals this country’s terrible betrayal of the principle we did so much to establish
The Dandy and the Crazy Gang
Michael Bloch’s deft biography turns Jeremy Thorpe’s life into a page-turning narrative
The Many Faces Of Holocaust Denial
As the world honours the last survivors of the Shoah, it is time to tell the truth about post-war UK collaboration with Nazi perpetrators
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
The War on the Firmest Bulwark of our Liberty
Prosecutors, judges and politicians unite to deny us the right to trial by jury. Yet, like democracy, it is the least bad option
What To Do If You Suspect Child Abuse?
Mandatory reporting of suspicions of child abuse may sound like a good idea, but it would make prosecutions less, not more, likely
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts