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Reclaiming free speech in 2012

Thursday January 26, 2012

Dennis Hayes identifies three ways in which we can all resolve to reclaim free speech in the coming year

Comment

No walking out on science

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Rania Hafez believes that a primitive idea of religion is creating a divide between knowledge and faith

Taxation

When is a charge a tax?

Tuesday January 24, 2012

Tom Miers observes that charges are not just more efficient than taxes, but are generally resented less too.

Motoring

Congestion for London

Friday January 20, 2012

Simon Hills points to the gross mismanagement and double standards of our transport agencies

Comment

Cosmetic accountability

Thursday January 19, 2012

Tom Miers says that the breast implant row demonstrates some of the limitations of government healthcare and regulation

Smoking

Tobacco decanting, government recanting

Tuesday January 17, 2012

Tom Miers wonders if the ‘plain packaging’ measure will be self-defeating

Comment

Sound over substance

Friday January 13, 2012

Political image making leads to bad policy and undermines our democracy, says Peter Lloyd

Taxation

Clamp down on tax, not taxpayers

Wednesday January 11, 2012

Tax avoidance is simply a product of high and complex taxes, says Eamonn Butler

Free Speech

Words will always hurt me

Tuesday January 10, 2012

Stuart Waiton says the recent rows about racism in football are the mark of an infantile society

Comment

New year, new threats

Friday January 6, 2012

Tom Miers warns that 2012 will see renewed assaults on personal liberty

Food and Drink

Cross border raid!

Thursday January 5, 2012

Tom Miers explains how artificially increasing the price of alcohol in one part of the UK will hit the moderate drinker and cost jobs