This letter, in today’s Times, stopped me in my tracks. The assisted dying Bill will affect all of society, in ways that have barely been considered.

This is the wall that Egypt built on the border with Gaza to prevent Palestinian refugees. There are 57 Muslim-majority countries, not a single one has taken any Palestinian refugee. Ever wondered why?

Emily Wilding Davison🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 Changing rooms at the Life Centre in Plymouth are 'unisex' so any man/boy is free to do the same and worse. I went there once and was shocked at the potential danger to children.

The constant trickle of anti-Israel propaganda would make Goebbels proud. If you’ve ever wondered how the hell The Holocaust cd have happened; how a highly-cultured country descended into barbarism this is how it starts. With hate pushed every day by all the media.

Woman of the Day Quaker Dorothy Waugh, born in 1636 near Penrith, punished not for spreading “ungodly practices” but for being a woman who dared to speak in public. She was made to wear the scold’s bridle, reserved exclusively for women, hence the expression “hold your tongue”.

The Rest Is Politics How about studying basic biology?

Out on September 2nd 2025!

The Rest Is Politics A little less sneering about women who understand biology by Alastair?

Based on legal advice from the Good Law Project, I’ve just bought a bridge 👍

Frank Brangwyn was an apprentice to William Morris from 1882 to 1884 and, like Morris, thought an artist's mission was to paint life. He was a polymath painting murals, making prints and designing furniture, textiles, stained glass, and ceramics. 'The Swans,' is from 1921.

A fabulous review in The Times for Rosie Kay's new show - congrats, Rosie, to you, your dancers, and all your team.

I am issuing a fatwa against this author.

I’m delighted to announce that this September I will take up the post of Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in Law at Keble College. I couldn’t be more excited to be joining this incredible community of scholars.

I am delighted to confirm my appeal against New College Swindon has been accepted in the Employment Appeals Tribunal today on the following grounds: 1 - The college's gender reassignment policy was not properly considered. 2 - The college did seek to change my beliefs.

I’m at a conference in the US and was just introduced as ‘Dr Scott’ and a voice behind me screamed ‘BRAD! JANET! DR SCOTT!’ and I have waited decades for this moment.

Three Scottish brothers have set off across the Pacific Ocean on a 14,000km rowing record attempt. The Maclean brothers - Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan - are aiming to complete the fastest ever non-stop and unsupported row from Peru to Sydney in Australia.

If chatbots become more prominent and most people are getting information from machines owned by corporations, they will be able to revise and erase history at will. The library will be our only defense against a merger of the state and the tech industry that rewrites the past.

“Disagreement is not terrorism” The UK government is playing word games to demonise political opposition. My latest post is now up! Link below. ⬇️

1. Important medical bodies—the Association for Palliative Medicine, British Geriatrics Society, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Royal College of Physicians—have said the bill fails to protect the vulnerable. x.com/RCPhysicians/s…

2. The ministers whose brief is most affected by the bill—Health and Justice—say the bill risks “people being coerced into taking their own lives sooner than they would have liked, or feeling... guilt-tripped” (Wes Streeting) and creating “death on demand” (Shabana Mahmood).