Personally, as I’ve said before, I think the result in the Maya Forstater case was the right one: it cannot be right to sack someone for anything except the most egregious philosophical beliefs, wher… (View Post)

To be precise: she won the smallest of four (? three) claims against her chambers. She lost every claim against Stonewall, after fundraising under the banner “I am suing Stonewall”. As is (by now) co… (View Post)

I believe the evidence is that the most effective deterrent effect is the likelihood of getting caught & getting punished promptly thereafter. Unfortunately, the current government has chosen to … (View Post)

Honestly, if Truss had stood up and said: “my goal is that every criminal case is tried within a year” that would be something I would absolutely be 100% behind. The current situation is failing ever… (View Post)

Suharto? I have definitely heard this story & have a feeling it was somewhere around Indonesia? Edit: it was Sukarno: “Before starting the blackmail, KGB invited Sukarno in a small private movie … (View Post)