Is Jo Swinson racist and sexist?
I don’t usually go in for seeing bigotry in every passing comment, but Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson’s complaint that “six white men stuck in the past” ...
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British poll workers have minimal means of detecting election fraud
While the Conservative government’s Queen’s speech has fairly been derided as an election broadcast by other means, one policy has been taken seriou...
Moderate language puts limits on political criticism
Following the rancour in our newly recalled Parliament (or our never prorogued Parliament, if you believe the Supreme Court), the call for “moderationR...
Trudeau’s style of hypocrisy might be for the better
A girl I knew once logged onto Facebook the morning after a party to untag herself from pictures of her getting friendly with someone who was not her boyfriend....
Exposing celebrities’ private lives may be inevitable in a free press
Two stories emerged this week regarding the private lives of elite sportsmen: rugby player Gareth Thomas and cricketer Ben Stokes. Thomas felt obliged to reveal...