Jason Smith

Ignoring the evidence on farming Thursday December 8, 2011 Jason Smith warns that farming policy is following alarmist sentiment rather than evidence, at a risk to public health

Women need saving from counselling, not abortions Friday September 23, 2011 The recent attempt to amend the Health and Social Care Bill was a poor proxy for real debate on abortion, says Jason Smith

Heady stuff as hair meets the High Court Monday July 11, 2011 An argument about a schoolboy’s haircut has gone to the High Court. Jason Smith finds that the courts are increasingly being asked to arbitrate on moral and cultural issues that should be left to common sense.

Social mobility and the isolated political class Wednesday May 18, 2011 Jason Smith reads the government’s latest report on social mobility and concludes that it tells us more about modern politicians than the people they try to govern.

Is happiness immoral? Monday April 18, 2011 Suddenly, happiness is on the political agenda. But how do we define happiness, asks Jason Smith, and shouldn’t we be concentrating less on our inner emotional well-being than on the fight for a better society.

Prejudice and parenting: how far should the state intervene? Monday March 14, 2011 A court deciding who can bring up children on the basis of what the would-be parents’ views are is an illiberal response to prejudice, argues Jason Smith

Talk like an Egyptian Thursday February 10, 2011 Is it any wonder that successive UK governments have been able to erode civil liberties so easily when liberal middle-class professionals fail to support democracy around the globe, asks Jason Smith

What's wrong with factory farming? Friday January 28, 2011 Prejudice against factory farming needs addressing, says Jason Smith. If we want to feed the planet, we cannot view the countryside, farmers or livestock in a sentimental way.