Cornelia van der Poll
Cornelia van der Poll is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek at Oxford.
Restore Trust
Many members have decided to walk away and leave the National Trust to its fate. They need to come back
Dawning continent
The West has underestimated Africa’s independent economic potential
Overthrowing the kritarchy
The overturning of Roe v. Wade would be a victory for democracy
Do we really need so many stage adaptations of novels?
There’s much that can go wrong when the drama of a book is transferred to the stage
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
No blueprint for Putin’s War
The lesson of the Soviet-Finnish War warns us against misunderstanding a war in progress
Putin’s big parade
Campaign Diary: Expect extra chest-thumping on “Soviet Victory Day”
Banks, bikes and choppers
Banks should be like activist investors and intervene early rather than pull loans hastily
You can’t ride two horses
It’s time to make the office of attorney general a non-political public appointment
Women who report abuse face losing their children
The feminist fix: Train police and social workers to protect abused mothers