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Free speech should not include intending to stir up racial hatred
An article which turned out to be surprisingly controversial among some on the centre-right, published in March 2024 by The Daily Sceptic.
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An article published in January 2024 by The Daily Sceptic.
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The scandal of the NHS ombudsman who ‘deletes’ thousands of complaints he is supposed to investigate
An article published in June 2023 by The Daily Sceptic.
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The BBC exaggerates the threat from conspiracy theorists
An article published in February 2023 by The Daily Sceptic.
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We need to stop saying the woke have good intentions
An article published in January 2023 by The Daily Sceptic.
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The energy crisis is a self-inflicted disaster – but fracking is not the answer
An article published in October 2022 by The Daily Sceptic.
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Djokovic granted permission to compete in Australian Open despite being unvaccinated
An article published in January 2022 by The Daily Sceptic (formerly Lockdown Sceptics).
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Djokovic’s vaccine stance may cost him entry to the Australian Open
An article published in October 2021 by The Daily Sceptic (formerly Lockdown Sceptics). It was also published by TCW.
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Vaccine-backing lockdown sceptics are handing the Government a free gift
An article published in January 2021 on The Conservative Woman website.
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Immigration and the Social Science Echo Chamber
An article published in March 2018 by Quillette.
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Troubled Mill finds balance beside the Duddon
Cumbria magazine, April 2013
Cumbria magazine, published monthly, first appeared fifty years ago and is available across the north-west. It sells 13000 copies per month. It covers many aspects of Cumbrian life, including articles on the history, people and the urban and natural landscapes that together give the region its unique character.
My non-fiction feature of 1200 words, Mill finds balance beside the Duddon, introduces the reader to the world-renowned philosopher John Stuart Mill, his love of the Lake District and how he found spiritual renewal in the Romantic poets and in the peace and tranquility of the Duddon valley.
Appearing like a ghost out of the fog on Wrynose Pass, he begins his steep descent towards the head of the Duddon valley. The broad forehead glistens above an aquiline nose, and two inquisitive eyes scan the ground. Suddenly he stops, stoops and inspects a fern carefully between his delicate fingers. He carries on; his expression is serious and his walk ungainly, the jolting and swaying helping shake the beads of moisture from his dark Victorian clothes.
The Duddon valley has long held a deep affection for many a famous visitor. From the early guidebook writers, through Wordsworth’s poetic tribute in the Duddon Sonnets, to more recent praise from Norman Nicholson…
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