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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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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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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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August 2023

Financial Ombudsman Service
Is this decision fair and reasonable?
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June 2023

April 2023

Bully for Ofsted. But Tolley law does for Dom!
Two recent stories in the news have coincided in an unexpected way
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March 2023

Elon and the dangers of artificial ignorance
Are machines a threat to humanity … or is Musk the problem?
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Was this really “Match of the Day”?
We’re so used to freedom of speech being a fundamental right that we forget it’s also vital that some jobs are reserved to people who freely surrender…
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