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Assisted thinking
Does the debate around assisted dying need a more focused analysis?
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Simon Carne
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If you don't read this, there could be trouble
Are improper and unethical threats from lawyers on the increase?
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Simon Carne
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July 2024

June 2024

The thick end of government policy
We should beware of what makes us laugh
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May 2024

Why did an 'openly Jewish' man cross the road?
He wanted to be safe … but not yet
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March 2024

A lesson in learning the wrong lesson?
Some of the post-Grenfell legislation seems to be counter-productive
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February 2024

What's it all about, Lindsay?
An allegation of war crimes in Gaza? Or procedural impropriety in Westminster?
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November 2023

Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching and complicated
It has been distressing to watch the news from Israel and Gaza over the past six weeks.
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October 2023

The right sort of democracy
A surprising conflict is emerging between between human rights and democracy
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Simon Carne

September 2023

The (self-)importance of a free press
Journalists have a vital role to play in speaking truth to power. But they must be willing to listen when power speaks truth back to them.
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Simon Carne
Is trickle-down economics an invention of the Left?
Not so much an economic policy, more a focus of hate.
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Interviewed by the Financial Times
I am delighted to report that the Financial Times interviewed me following my piece last week highlighting the shocking way that (some) investment…
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