Claudia Cockerell
Claudia Cockerell has just graduated with a degree in Classics from Edinburgh University. She is now living in London as a freelance journalist.
All clapped out
Funnily enough, al fresco clapping and Government-mandated walks have lost much of their appeal in the bleak midwinter
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Ageing gracelessly?
A new book on care is filled with empirical insights but short on rhetorical power
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
The nihilism of newcomers
They are stripped of any of the authentic social systems that sustain us
Leader of the year™
Might match-fixing explain Kemi Badenoch’s questions at PMQs?