Archive - Irregular Thoughts

Attorney General joins Lineker's team

How ironic that critics of a blatant power grab find themselves likened to Germans in the 1930s!

Jun 2 •

April 2025

Rage agAInst the machine

Is it OK to learn from the work of others?

Apr 2 •

November 2024

Losing the plot

Farmers should pay their fair share of tax. But this Budget wasn’t remotely fair.

Nov 29, 2024 •

October 2024

Assisted thinking

Does the debate around assisted dying need a more focused analysis?

Oct 27, 2024 •

If you don't read this, there could be trouble

Are improper and unethical threats from lawyers on the increase?

Oct 17, 2024 •

July 2024

Supreme Court comes up Trump’s

The immunity decision has divided opinion and demonstrated an inability of the judicial branch of US government to think clearly

Jul 5, 2024 •

June 2024

The thick end of government policy

We should beware of what makes us laugh

Jun 13, 2024 •

May 2024

Why did an 'openly Jewish' man cross the road?

He wanted to be safe … but not yet

May 3, 2024 •

March 2024

A lesson in learning the wrong lesson?

Some of the post-Grenfell legislation seems to be counter-productive

Mar 10, 2024 •

February 2024

What's it all about, Lindsay?

An allegation of war crimes in Gaza? Or procedural impropriety in Westminster?

Feb 23, 2024 •

November 2023

Heartbreaking, gut-wrenching and complicated

It has been distressing to watch the news from Israel and Gaza over the past six weeks.

Nov 21, 2023 •

October 2023

The right sort of democracy

A surprising conflict is emerging between between human rights and democracy

Oct 25, 2023 •

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