Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
Foxy old Labour
Going after private schools would be an act of pointless institutional vandalism
The sad, slow death of state schooling
The decline in standards has been dismayingly avoidable
Levelling up to where?
The chatterati are in no place to lecture
As war rages we must not give in to hate
Human lives escape the simple enmities of war and nationalism
2022: What can we say?
Weaponised words can only decrease in value
Poetry matters
When poetry is sold as nothing more inspiring than literary politics, is it any surprise the poetry shelves in Waterstones are so dusty?
Stop mining!
Deeper data shafts just produce useless piles of waste
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
Not a relaunch
Is that a PLAN FOR CHANGE in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Stories worth telling
Untold Stories (Hyperion)
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
The shame of the Oxford Union
A debate on Israel and Palestine was a disgrace
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
