Francis Emerson
Francis Emerson is an Old Etonian ('20) now studying at Oxford. He's interested in politics, art, and culture.
How Eton turned woke
One recent graduate of Eton College laments how the school has transformed into a place of ideological homogeneity
Tough on smoking, tough on alternatives to smoking
We should give smokers healthier options, not no options
Itchen for fishing
Good fishing, books and beer remind us that not everything is awful
Miserable managerialism at Magdalen
Gimmicky stakeholder management is failing the spirit of the university
Moral progress has happened not because of, but in spite of woke activism
People who have enabled falsehoods and abuse cannot take credit for civilisational advances
The publisher and the police
The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power
This is what feminism looks like
“Gender critical” feminists have represented the best of feminism
Riffs or rigour?
Arts practice has gained the upper hand over scholarship
Remember the Armenians
The West has turned its back on the world’s oldest Christian state
Pissed Ofcom
An affront to the freedom of the press to do whatever it likes