Many theories of the social contract and natural rights were developed between the 17th and 18th centuries. The most famous among the theorists behind them include Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, ...

Since the foundation of the welfare state its critics have warned that it would be captured and abused by coalitions with ...

Thus, for modern-day followers of both Rousseau and Locke, forced vaccination should be seen as ethically justified during ...

The illiberal view of progress has a terrible record. Maximilien Robespierre, architect of the Terror, invoked Rousseau; ...

Human history is full of formal pledges to equality, rights and rule of law. However, the lived reality has typically been ...

Baroness Mone criticised the High Court judgment (Stefan Rousseau/PA ... million to the Government for breaching a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of ...

An episode saw it incorrectly claimed that a contract to roll out the Government’s new ID cards has been handed to Multiverse ...

A false claim concerning Euan Blair, son of Tony Blair, made on the BBC panel show Have I Got News For You has been attributed to “digital native” producers.

People have always avoided conflict, and guarded their independence, by striking out for greener pastures. Land-farers spread ...

This column draws upon a keynote address I was privileged to deliver, on 6th August 2025, at the Second Annual Convention on ...

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