Matthew Lesh argues that the censorious nature of the law, enacted in the name of child protection, was obvious from the start.| www.academyofideas.uk
It is disturbing that parliament is considering the legalisation of assisted death while simultaneously putting more financial pressure on the services that really help people to die with dignity.| Academy of Ideas
Join the team behind the cameras! After 20 years of filming the Battle of Ideas, WORLDwrite's Ceri Dingle explains why the festival matters – and invites you to help capture this year's debates.| Academy of Ideas
A poll published last weekend has been spun to claim that UK voters are experiencing Brexit regret. But other polls suggest that Rejoiners are being overly optimistic, says Gully Foyle.| Academy of Ideas
There's no room for writers who believe that biological sex is real and who support women's rights, says Susan Smith of For Women Scotland. PLUS: watch the debate from the Battle of Ideas festival.| Academy of Ideas
It may be the biggest arts festival in the world, but the cancelling of Jewish performers is a reminder that the arts have a big problem with anything beyond a narrow, wokeish orthodoxy.| Academy of Ideas
After multiculturalism, what does it mean to be a citizen today?| Academy of Ideas
In a guest post, Barbara Oakley argues that our brains block out uncomfortable ideas that threaten our own view of the world – but that we can learn to be more open, even if we ultimately disagree.| www.academyofideas.uk
Claire Fox signs off for the summer from parliament - but politics continues in the real world.| www.academyofideas.uk
The government's super-injunction is an attack on the British people| Academy of Ideas
Dave Clements asks what's behind the rising tide of demand for special-needs education – and what the government can do about it. PLUS: Battle of Ideas debate on neurodiversity and over-diagnosis.| Academy of Ideas
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill looks good on paper – but by piling on more hassle and expense for employers, it may mean fewer opportunities, especially for young people, says Omar Mohamed.| www.academyofideas.uk
Claire Fox reports from a controversial week in parliament.| Academy of Ideas
With governments and administrations increasingly failing to protect us, perhaps we need to be more self-reliant. Indeed, we may have no choice.| www.academyofideas.uk
Civitas has just published an invaluable report on how identity politics and progressivist causes are undermining the impartiality of our criminal-justice system.| Academy of Ideas
Claire Fox reports on a busy week in parliament, and invites you to join her at The Academy in July.| Academy of Ideas
In a guest post, Joanne May explains why the opening of her conservative-focused bookshop matters and argues that bookshops have an enduring power, even in our digital age.| Academy of Ideas
Debating Matters Beyond Bars has been a fantastic project to get prisoners thinking and helping them to prepare for the outside world as active and able citizens.| Academy of Ideas
This is an edited version of my foreword to an important new report by Lucy Beney for the Family Education Trust.| Academy of Ideas
In a guest post, Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, director of Don't Divide Us, explains why the Act seems to be exacerbating divisions and encouraging workplace disagreements to be resolved through litigation.| Academy of Ideas
The curators of a recent exhibition in London, Mina Kupfermann and Manick Govinda, explain why we cannot allow October 7th to be forgotten - and call out the denial of much of the UK art world.| www.academyofideas.uk
Author Rosemary Jenkinson on the problems with the publishing industry’s current obsession with identity and the wider policing of language.| www.academyofideas.uk