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The killing of Iryna Zarutska shows the mainstream media’s total moral collapse
The media is more interested in narrative control than in dealing with the issues laid bare by this murder – and that of Charlie Kirk.
Sep 11
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Jacob Reynolds
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Thou Shall Not Tweet
The arrest of Graham Linehan is a shocking indictment of the UK's addiction to speech policing
Sep 3
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Claire Fox
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August 2025
Working-class storytelling: our personal lives have always been political
Academic and Battle of Ideas speaker Lisa Mckenzie on how she accidentally became a playwright, reflecting on her youthful experiences and her community…
Aug 29
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Lisa Mckenzie
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Online Safety Act and the Balkanisation of the internet
Matthew Lesh argues that the censorious nature of the law, enacted in the name of child protection, was obvious from the start.
Aug 22
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Matthew Lesh
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Assisted dying and the importance of hospice care
It is disturbing that parliament is considering the legalisation of assisted death while simultaneously putting more financial pressure on the services…
Aug 11
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Claire Fox
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Shooting the arguments that matter
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…
Aug 8
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Ceri Dingle
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No, Brits don’t want to rejoin the EU
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…
Aug 7
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Gully Foyle
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Edinburgh International Book Festival is beyond ‘repair’
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…
Aug 5
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Susan Chynoweth-Smith
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July 2025
Edinburgh Festival: not so keen on ‘fringe’ views
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…
Jul 31
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Rob Lyons
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The hollowing out of citizenship
After multiculturalism, what does it mean to be a citizen today?
Jul 30
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Jacob Reynolds
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Dolan Cummings
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The hidden neuroscience of democracy: are we hardwired to reject opposing views?
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…
Jul 29
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Claire Fox
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Inside The Lords: press freedom, workers' rights and a much-needed break
Claire Fox signs off for the summer from parliament - but politics continues in the real world.
Jul 25
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Claire Fox
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