Artillery Row

Local activists are the strongest soldiers in the war over the character of England

A welfare scheme expanded into absurdity is being boosted by viral social media accounts

The right is more than equipped to argue on the grounds of data

Children and parents are being let down by the authorities

Michel Houellebecq wrote a great novel — but it need not be entirely prophetic

The establishment does not understand the relationship between producers and consumers

It is just that recipients of state benefits should pay more for them

There is no defence for the expansion of the university system

GDP growth is important but it can be misleading

We overestimate graduate regret, and underestimate the economic value of higher education