Northern Ireland
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
Scandalising Judges
‘The offence of “scandalising the court” is obsolete. Judges who are traduced should either rise above it or sue for libel’
Unravelling the Rule of Law
‘To dignify the thugs of the “Real” and “Continuity” IRA with the name of dissident is to insult real heroes like Sakharov, Solzhenitsyn, Sharansky, and Bukovsky’
Unfamiliar Troubles
‘The claims made for the Northern Irish peace process are unproven—but they are also unhelpful to the point of uselessness’
The Cruiser
Conor Cruise O’Brien (1917-2008): A tribute to Ireland’s greatest modern public intellectual
The Terrorist Threat to Business
Luke Johnson, entrepreneur and business commentator, discusses terrorism’s growing menace with historian Michael Burleigh and Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson
China has a strategy and Britain doesn’t
A roadmap to better relations requires realism. Beijing’s interests and goals are openly stated—if you know where to look
The plague
Standpoint goes to press as the pandemic rages. So too does the search for blame and the political fall-out
Defeat begets defeat for Britain’s cloth-eared Left
The censorious culture of the liberal Left is hostile to freedom of expression. The fate of the trans-rights movement evinces this pointless politics