Douglas Hedley
Revolution in the Academy
The quest for knowledge, not power, ought to guide academia
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
Boris the Innocent
The Johnsonian lexicon has yet to incorporate the word “responsibility”
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems