Baroness Williams believed until she died that comprehensive schools fostered equality. Her folly has only entrenched class privilege

Finland’s persistent myth and the reality of progressive education

Auction houses have enjoyed a stellar pandemic, but could their online success prove a curse?

The police cannot be trusted on hate crime

The Duke of Edinburgh’s genius was to ensure that the more the Royal family changed, the more it appeared to remain the same

The key to Europe’s future lies with Mario Draghi, the technocrat who sidelined politicians and saved the Euro, but who now needs them to succeed as Italy’s PM

Only a tiny minority of independence movements have been both peaceful and successful

Minoo Dinshaw fills in the gaps in an official guide to Scottish history

Dan Hitchens weighs the charge sheet against baby boomers, who stand accused of creating a precarious world of low pay and endless work

Daniel Johnson says the fact that Foucault scholars now overlook his advocacy for sex with boys shows the great libertine failed to overturn Judaeo-Christian morality