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Sir David Davis writes for Spiked on the risk to encryption posed by the Online Safety Bill
As published in Spiked. ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.’ That might be the greatest lie ever told about the right to privacy. Privacy – one of the most fundamental rights in any free society – is under threat from the UK government’s Online Safety Bill, which is currently making […]
Sir David Davis writes for the Daily Mail on Adam Tolley KC’s report on Dominic Raab
As published in the Daily Mail For the past year, I have watched with astonishment the coordinated attacks on Dominic Raab. Before he was an MP, I employed him as my chief of staff. He always drove himself hard and set very high standards for himself and his team. But not once was he anything […]
Sir David Davis writes for the Independent on dangers of MPs calling for Boris to return
As published in the Independent After the turbulence of last year, the most common question put to me by young MPs is: “Will the next election be a repeat of 1997?” My answer used to be “no, the gap with Labour is wide but not deep. There is no enthusiasm for them and we can […]
Sir David Davis writes for ConservativeHome about how to solve the housing crisis
As published on ConHome Rishi Sunak has inherited a number of difficult issues from his predecessors, but one of them, housing, is a gordian knot he needs to slice through in the interests of the whole younger generation. For decades, housebuilding has lagged behind the demands of a growing population. The UK population has grown […]
Sir David Davis writes for the Times on the threat posed to freedom of expression by the Public Order Bill
As published in the Times Red Box Following the shocking arrest and beating of the BBC cameraman Edward Lawrence we are quite rightly worried about the treatment of journalists in China. However, we should be wary about undermining our own ability to take the moral high ground — something we are at risk of doing […]