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- The blurred distinction between public and private
- Free speech and the court of public opinion: let the people decide
- Reflections on a free society - think about it
- Is banning the burqa compatible with freedom and democracy?
- The fat of the land
- Talking with the taxman about poetry
- This new puritanism would drive anyone to drink
- Innocent driver admits offence to avoid cost of court defence
- If we are all under suspicion, then we are all threatened
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The blurred distinction between public and privateTuesday February 9, 2010The distinction, if any, between a private and a public space is about to be tested in a Canadian court, reports Martin Cullip, and the outcome will be interesting |
Suzy Dean
Free speech and the court of public opinion: let the people decideThursday February 4, 2010John Terry’s “crime” was not cheating on his wife, says Suzy Dean, but trying to gag the press using a “super-injunction” |
Simon Hills
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 |
Karen McTigue
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 |
Karen McTigue
The fat of the landWednesday January 20, 2010Is it possible, asks Karen McTigue, for a single January to pass without the media falling prey to the urge to force us into abstinence of some kind or another? |
Dennis Hayes
'No platform' is no platformed: but so is debateMonday October 26, 2009Dennis Hayes reflects on how debate and protest have become pantomime versions of what they once were |
Simon Hills
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 |
Brian Monteith
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 |
Dennis Hayes
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 |
Brian Monteith
Drunk on power: control politicians not the peopleWednesday March 18, 2009Alcohol: measures being introduced in Scotland will affect the moderate majority more than the mindless minority, says Brian Monteith |