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
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
The return of non-crime hate incidents
Labour are attacking free speech through the back door
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
