How to ruin a university
There is a managerial cancer afflicting the higher education sector
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
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.
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park