It is a sad reflection on our age that the line 'lies, damned lies and statistics' was forgotten, says Prof James Alexander. Good political sense can never be grounded on statistics, but only on history and criticism.
Toby Young was given his peerage for the wrong reason, says Alexander Norman. He deserved it for creating Lockdown Sceptics in April 2020 – a lonely refuge from a world taking a new and cruel delight in preventing joy.
A top-secret government analyst, backed by the Free Speech Union, has won a two-year legal battle after being forced out of Porton Down for believing biological sex cannot be changed.
Back in March 2020 Toby was among a depressingly select group of journalists who opposed the lockdowns. The other side included his now Spectator Editor Michael Gove, who has let him write about it in this week's magazine.
To mark the 75th anniversary of the death of George Orwell, Laura Perrins interviews Toby – now Lord Young – about the prospects for free speech in the age of Starmer and Trump.
Toby Young – the Daily Sceptic's founder and Editor-in-Chief, and founder and Director of the Free Speech Union – has been awarded a peerage and will take his seat in the House of Lords next year.
The Free Speech Union is mobilising legal support in Scotland ahead of the implementation of new controversial hate crime laws, amid concerns over the suppression of free expression and vexatious complaints.
Literary agencies are telling aspiring authors that if you're a heterosexual white male, forget it. Regardless of talent, if you're not a member of the LGBTQ+ 'community' or disabled or BIPOC, you won't get published.
Parents' group UsForThem is urging the FCA to hold PayPal accountable for shutting down accounts last year for political reasons, including that of the Daily Sceptic, and undermining free speech.
The Free Speech Union is on alert after a hospital trust issues a 'woke handbook', banning sympathy for female workers uneasy about sharing toilets with biological males.
