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Reflections on a free society - think about itWednesday February 3, 2010The exhortation “Think!” is not just patronising, says Simon Hills, it’s all to do with bossing us around |
Comment
Is banning the burqa compatible with freedom and democracy?Monday February 1, 2010We may not be comfortable with the choices people make, says Karin McTigue, but we must protect their right to make them |
Features
Health Bill: peers urged to say no to denormalisationTuesday April 28, 2009The government’s plans to ban the point of sale display of tobacco and outlaw cigarette vending machines are the latest steps towards a bully state, says Neil Rafferty |
Features
Denormalisation: the threat to democracyThursday April 2, 2009What chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson and his ilk are saying, says Simon Hills, is that in order to be a part of society, we have to be just like them |
Features
The politics of modern libertyThursday March 26, 2009On reflection, The Free Society’s Brian Monteith offers qualified support for last month’s Convention on Modern Liberty |
Features
Body and soul: the changing face of higher educationTuesday March 24, 2009Universities are failing in their duty to defend individual freedom and are becoming more like schools, says Dennis Hayes |
Comment
The rotten state of BritainThursday March 5, 2009Politicians and officials don’t want to control our every move, says Eamonn Butler, but them unlimited powers and they will use them or abuse them |
Features
Everyone should have the freedom to flyMonday February 16, 2009Suzy Dean, co-founder of Modern Movement, sees through the environmental moralising about modern air travel |
Comment
Bonfire of inanitiesThursday February 12, 2009How much literature and art never sees the light of day because of the nervous consensus “Thou shalt not offend”?, asks Shirley Dent |
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Rewriting of the rules of social acceptabilityWednesday September 17, 2008Thanks to over-zealous council officials, “a stroll in the park” has taken on a whole new meaning, reports Suzy Dean |