Judges

Tales with a twist: Safe Enough and Other Stories, by Lee Child, reviewed

17 August 2024 9:00 am

Child has fun with the short story form, shooting from the hip. Sometimes the bad get their comeuppance, sometimes they don’t – but the good are rarely rewarded or even recognised

Parliament, not judges, should decide our laws

8 December 2021 2:40 am

The British commentariat has not covered itself in glory in its reaction to Dominic Raab’s proposed reforms to judicial review.…

Paul Dacre: Do I regret the ‘Enemies of the people’ front page? Hell no!

5 October 2019 9:00 am

So what to make of the extreme language, veering from the histrionic to the hysterical, dominating political discourse? The words…

Are driverless cars really the future?

16 December 2017 9:00 am

 Philip Hammond’s last Budget focused on driverless cars as an example of the brave new technological world. But should we…

The Spectator’s Notes

29 July 2017 9:00 am

The pre-commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales is already in full swing. She…

The problem with a wider definition of rape

6 September 2014 9:00 am

When Mary Jane Mowat remarked recently that rape conviction statistics would not improve ‘until women stop getting so drunk,’ the…

Barometer

10 May 2014 9:00 am

Judges in jail Barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe was jailed for 16 months for perverting the course of justice…