Old school reformer
Eric understood that the system had to stop being a relic of the past
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
Lutfur Rahman and the future of localism
A new and dangerous kind of local politics is emerging in Britain
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Go woke, go broke?
The collapse of Vice Media is a story of an American left — aggressive, iconoclastic, irreverent — that no longer exists
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
