Alex Howe explores how the notorious Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill came about and how it may come to effect our freedom of expression.
Double standards or deserved sacking? The case of Gina Carano
Alex Howe explains Gina Carano’s recent ‘cancellation’ and firing from the hit Star Wars spin off The Mandalorian.
Meghan Markle: Victim of the press or thin-skinned princess?
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s victory over the Mail is a triumph for the couple. It is, of course, not easy to spend one’s life in the public eye, constantly scrutinised by the British media […]
Greater devolution won’t protect the United Kingdom
This new constitutional reform is too radical for Keir Starmer to push. Starmer is simply not a bold enough leader, at least at this point in his tenure at the head of the Labour Party, […]
Throwing eggs at Margaret Thatcher’s statue is futile
Alex Howe discusses just how effective and meaningful the ‘egging’ of Margaret Thatcher’s new sculpture will be.
Closing schools again would be wrong – and have a devastating effect on the least advantaged in society
Of all the areas of life that have been affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic, education must be one of the worst. Back in March, schools were forced to close, with children potentially losing entire years’ […]
Freedom of speech must not be limited
In times such as these, we must value freedom of speech more than ever. Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher at the College du Bois d’Aulne just north-west of Paris, was beheaded in broad […]
Disclosure Aim to Please on New Album Energy
Alex Howe reflects on Disclosure’s latest album ‘Energy’.