Out of the equation
Full equation sheets are bad for learning but good for helping students to pretend to understand
The Rosetta Stone belongs in London
It does not belong to modern Egypt
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Britain’s next moral panic
Half a century after abandoning state-backed “treatments” for homosexuality, Britain risks replacing one coercive system with another
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We must end the tyranny of the Treasury
Short-term and parochial thinking has made us weaker and less safe
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Iran has been fatally misunderstood
The US and Israel were foolish to imagine that the Iranians would crumble
The joys of village cricket
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The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
We need a loud revival
The dream of a “quiet revival” always misunderstood the problem faced by British Christians