I think the liberalisation of gambling laws under the last Labour government was symptomatic of what I saw as its largest weaknesses. When Mandelson said that New Labour was "intensely relaxed a… (View Post)

Maybe I'm scared of the monster under the bed who doesn't exist, but sometimes such a monster is real. Certainly Trump's continued existence makes it harder for such a figure to emerge… (View Post)

Prostitution isn't illegal in Britain. Brothel-keeping, pimping and solicitation are illegal. (View Post)

Most of these laws are not exactly strictly enforced. The Spectator correspondent didn't have much trouble finding a brothel while in an unfamiliar small city. The internet makes solicitation a … (View Post)

I don't know what the best thing to do is in relation to prostitution, but I saw an opportunity for pedantry and I took it. I've read articles by the late Laura Lee, and find myself convinc… (View Post)