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Oscar Gill-Lewis: In Opposition, Conservatives must stand up against the nanny state

Nov 8, 2024 | conservativehome.com | Oscar Gill-Lewis

Oscar Gill-Lewis is a writer and political commentator with Young Voices UK and an editor for Speak Freely Magazine. You would be forgiven for thinking this year’s election was a stonking rejection of the nanny-state Conservatives. But now that they have been kicked out of Downing Street, the Labour government which has replaced them only seems interested in furthering the Conservatives’ very worst ideas, such as the smoking ban.
Lessons from Daoism on Laissez Faire

Oct 31, 2024 | studentsforliberty.org | Paul Meany |Deirdre Nansen McCloskey |Oscar Gill-Lewis |Eloy Vera

There is no such thing as an autonomous civilization. In The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, historian W.H. McNeill wrote, “The principal factor promoting historically significant social change is contact with strangers possessing new and unfamiliar skills.” When we think only about the history of nations, we cut ourselves off from the history of ideas that transcend boundaries and borders.
Freedom Week: testimonies from participants

Oct 17, 2024 | iea.org.uk | Kristian Niemietz |Oscar Gill-Lewis |Siddhi Badole |Edward Teather

From 19 to 23 August 2024, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Adam Smith Institute organised their annual Freedom Week at Cambridge University. Freedom Week 2024 was an intellectually challenging and enriching experience. The range of topics was impressive. I came away having learnt a lot. The week began with Kristian Niemietz talking about his research on the UK housing crisis. London’s housing prices far exceed every city (other than New York).
'Keir Starmer's heavy hands could pose grave threat to our society'

Oct 11, 2024 | express.co.uk | Oscar Gill-Lewis

Britain was on fire over the summer as race riots raged so hot they threatened to burn free speech as collateral damage. In the recent past, social media has been a bulwark against censorship and anti-free speech policies, but if Keir Starmer gets his way, they, too, will be lost to the blaze. Riots broke out in July after three girls were fatally stabbed and 10 other people, including eight children, were injured in Southport.