What’s the point of grades?
We need to rethink exam results as indicators of personal achievement
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Right-wingers must rediscover their principles
Internalising the logic of liberalism has made defeat inevitable
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music