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‘Humanity changes remarkably little’ – interview with Jonathan Sumption, Part II

byEmma Park
13 January 2023
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The former Supreme Court justice on his career at the Bar, his role as a judge in Hong Kong, his love of medieval history and opera, and why Brexit was 'unwise'.

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‘The defence of liberty is a state of mind’ – interview with Jonathan Sumption, Part I

byEmma Park
22 December 2022
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Jonathan Sumption on the ‘catastrophic consequences’ of lockdown, why no one in government ever asked what those costs might be, and what it was like being one of few public figures to speak out against it.

13 minute read

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Race: the most difficult subject of all?

byEmma Park
14 December 2022
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Interview with Inaya Folarin Iman, founder of the Equiano Project and Free Speech Champions, Trustee on Youth Engagement at the National Portrait Gallery, and a former presenter at GB News.

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Freethought in the 21st century

How might the history of freethought inspire its development in the 21st century? Emma Park is interviewed by Christoph De Spiegeleer of Liberas, a heritage and research centre for the history of the liberal movement and the freedom ideal in Belgium.

21 minute read

CCivil Liberties

‘A godless neo-religion’ – interview with Helen Joyce on the trans debate

byEmma Park
18 November 2022
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‘If you deny the reality of sex, it is women rather than men who suffer … because the man is the default human.’

22 minute read

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‘The light of democratic scrutiny was switched off for two years’ – interview with Adam Wagner

byEmma Park
11 November 2022
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Adam Wagner, human rights barrister, discusses his book, 'Emergency State', and the challenge to civil liberties raised by the pandemic.

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