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Hearing voices

Monday July 5, 2010

Libertarian blogger Dick Puddlecote attended four of the five Voices of Freedom debates organised by The Free Society in London in June. He was quietly impressed.

Comment

Let's end this legislation by trial and error

Thursday June 10, 2010

The prison population in England and Wales is 85,000 and growing, thanks partly to a raft of new offences that seriously infringe on our civil liberties. Suzy Dean has had enough.

Comment

It's science, Jim, but not as we know it

Wednesday May 26, 2010

Today, you’ve as much chance of finding a scientist like Michael Faraday as stumbling across Kristin Scott Thomas in a bingo hall, says Simon Hills

Free Speech

Abroad thoughts from home

Tuesday May 18, 2010

Dennis Hayes argues that we need to invoke the spirit of John Stuart Mill at home as well as abroad on International Academic Freedom Day (20 May)

Comment

A brief period of celebration

Thursday May 13, 2010

A new dawn has broken, writes Chris Snowdon. Gordon Brown has left Downing Street as he entered it (unelected), the World Cup is just around the corner, and if rumours are to be believed, we may soon be able to turn off the central heating.

Comment

Health and happiness - by order of the government

Thursday May 6, 2010

What do we have in store if Labour are re-elected today, asks Rose Whiteley

Features

The debate deficit: how the 2010 election has failed the electorate

Wednesday May 5, 2010

Dennis Hayes wonders why, in an election without debate, none of the political contenders came out as the ‘therapy party’

Features

To thine own self be true

Friday April 30, 2010

Free Society columnist Martin Cullip is standing as a candidate for the Libertarian party in the general election. In a frank article, he explains why he has been driven to take a stand for civil liberties and personal freedoms.

Free Speech

Why 'no platform' is incompatible with freedom of speech

Wednesday April 28, 2010

The refusal by mainstream parties to debate with the BNP is illiberal and reactionary, argues Suzy Dean. It demeans us, the public, and the democratic election process.

Food and Drink

If people want to eat cake, let them

Monday April 26, 2010

Our ability to decide what and how much we want to eat is slowly being eroded, says Karen McTigue, and we are barely aware of it. What’s to be done?

Smoking

Why are smokers treated worse than terrorists?

Friday April 23, 2010

Smokers are either wrong or stupid; zero tolerance is the only permitted attitude, says Phil Whiteley, and no health official or politician feels even remotely shamefaced about interfering in other people’s lives