The original error of educationalists
Universities are not teaching students to be able to think for themselves
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
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Farage: I’m not worried
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Nonsense and neurodivergence
The Church of England is confusing irrationality with inclusivity
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Bye bye, Beeb?
A Netflix-style subscription model is the only way to save the BBC
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on