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The high-street bookmaker is already in decline from taxation and over-regulation. Lumping bookies in with barbers and vape shops lets the government dodge the real problem: criminal gangs.
After high-profile cases where forces have failed to protect the public or overstepped the mark in relation to free speech and journalism, read Claire Fox's speech on problems with the police today.
The summer is a time to kick back and relax – but it seems like many in society are doing that all year round. Why?
For many people, we just need to ‘look out the window’ to see climate change is real and dangerous. But what we really need is a well-informed, nuanced debate about what is to be done.
Why does the West get involved in conflicts that it can never win?
It might be naïve to think that football belongs to the fans. But we can demand the integrity of the sport is maintained.
The populist surge has become an existential threat to the establishment – and their response is ever-more authoritarian measures to govern what we can read, see and say.
The death of my former Brexit Party colleague Ann Widdecombe has cast a shadow – and the response to it in some quarters has been shameful.
Rhys Laverty of the Prosperity Institute argues that by losing the ability to civilly disagree we have become like petulant children constantly running to parents to sort out our conflicts.
Tonight, around 100 young adults from the UK, Europe and America will gather in London for three days of discussion and debate on how we can renew the case for liberty today.
Ella Whelan looks at the cultural changes needed to make NHS maternity care fit for purpose. PLUS: join us at the Ideas Matter residential school, The Academy.
Committed environmentalist Emma Bateman explains her battles with her own party over trans and in defence of women's rights.
Claire Fox reports on a zombie Labour government, stuck between leaders, and the excited mood around Andy Burnham, even though his big idea – more devolution – will be anything but a panacea.
Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, author of a new report, argues that, while seeming benign, this landmark legislation has reduced us from being equals before the law to 'protected characteristics on legs'.
The anniversary of that historic vote is a welcome opportunity to reflect on what has changed, what the future might bring – and why we still need to keep talking.
The North East announced a political earthquake. Here, five writers from the area reflect on why that vote mattered so much. PLUS: watch Claire Fox's speech at The Spectator's Brexit debate.
The team give their first thoughts on Andy Burnham's victory. He might be the next prime minister, but does he really have any solutions for the Labour Party or the country?
Who is doing well both on the pitch and in the TV studio? What do the team think of VAR and hydration breaks? Has Ireland become obsessed with Israel at the expense of qualifying for tournaments?
In the first episode of the World Cup Podcast of Ideas, the Academy of Ideas team have a pre-tournament huddle to discuss the prospects and controversies ahead of the opening game.
The programming for the BATTLE OF IDEAS FESTIVAL has begun in earnest. Claire Fox explains why you should join us on 17 & 18 October in Westminster.
