When I wrote 'I Find That Offensive!' few yrs ago, sketching out regressive trends associated w Identity Politics, statue toppling, 'You can't say that' culture, critics accused me of setting up straw men. In truth, I underestimated how toxic it'd become:

Absolutely shameful that a protest breached security…at a prison. Having worked in prisons and latterly as an activist who has organised prison protests over prisons admitting male prisoners into female estates, I am horrified at such behaviour. We were so careful not to

‼️UK House of Lords votes in favor of banning VPNs for young people They will only allow VPN use for those aged 18 and over. They have also voted in favor of the UK social media ban for under-16s.

Kirstie Allsopp decided to get back into it with JK Rowling this week when she left a comment on a post celebrating being blocked by India Willoughby. Kirstie couldn't help herself, she just needs that altercation fix- which gave her an idea for a new show!

Goodbye tonight to Sky News at Ten - it was made by the hard work of correspondents & crews in the UK & abroad, by producers, news editors, bosses, directors, engineers, floor managers, runners, make-up & more - it was the embodiment of team effort - thanks to everyone, loved it!

I have written to the Conservative Party Chairman expressing my view on this. I really hope that this was a slip of the tongue or a 'misspeak' and can be cleared up

I almost cried at what @SonyaDouglas and @_ConnieShaw said (in a good way). BIG NEWS: Audiobook coming next month 🎧📕😃

Free speech protects us all. Without free speech and academic freedom, we no longer have a university. Bridget Phillipson must act now and implement the free speech complaints scheme immediately. 👇

Happy birthday to my great aunt Virginia 💜 born on this day 144 years ago #VirginiaWoolf

I will be on Free Speech Nation @GBNEWS tonight to talk to @joshxhowie about the open letter and the government's failure to safeguard free speech and academic freedom.

Ireland’s government is preparing a law that would let police secretly hack phones and encrypted apps, giving them access to messages, metadata, and private files. It's being sold as a response to organized crime, but it opens the door to state spyware and makes surveillance a

Awful news. David was a rare friend to me in Cambridge. One of the last historians in the academy who could echo and articulate the instincts of the country about its past. But he was also plainly a wonderful husband and father. He’s going to be terribly missed.

Another kick in the teeth for the working man. Councils get your DVLA data to automatically fine you for driving where you’ve driven your whole life – while the rich who don’t rely on a van or car to earn a living cheer for their ‘climate’ utopia.” “15-minute cities” sounded

Can everyone with any sense, cancel their dues for these charlatans. Say the wrong thing and they won't defend you anyway. The Darlington Nurses had the right idea... set up new unions that fight for the rights of its members, not for the policies of EDI departments. @sharrond62

I was in Strasbourg this week as the Davos drama unfolded. What struck me was how fundamentally the mood has shifted. Even the most ardent federalists are waking up to a cold reality that the EU project as we know it is dead. Between US tariff threats and deep internal

More evidence, were any needed, that we have to sever the link between politicians & schools. A 'mental health professional' in every school is a foolishly naive, political policy. It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with education.

I think it's appropriate too. I always loved listening to his voice and and his appreciation for India always struck lacking the patronising overtones of other more 'Sahib' like figures! RIP. Hard to see who, in Britain, could match his standards.

I just happened across this article that @DanielJHannan wrote when Starmer first came to power in 2024. The paragraphs that I highlighted at the time went as follows: "For Keir Starmer is not simply an ally of the Blob; he nestles at its gloopy heart, a fully paid-up member."

Nothing compares to how the Beatles handled rage baiting journalists flawlessly in the 60s

"Speech is not violence. Protest is not conspiracy. Criticism is not incitement. Violence is not speech. And disruption of private spaces is not protest." Excellent piece from @glukianoff on the assault on the First Amendment in Minnesota. https://t.co/bmhxsBUUuo

A mass extermination is under way in Iran. Captured dissidents held in giant warehouses are being murdered in batches. If help really is on its way, as the build-up of US forces in the region may or may not suggest, it comes too late for the tens of thousands who have reportedly