A Level Results
Getting school history wrong
The myth of British educational parochialism
What’s the point of grades?
We need to rethink exam results as indicators of personal achievement
Making the grade
View from Oxford: there may be lessons to be learned from this year’s fiasco
More Skullions, fewer Lady Marys
Why are university admission stories not about the admitters?
A-level results: an A* in confusion
A-level debacle epitomises the government’s farcical handling of schools throughout the pandemic
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
Don’t ban the billboards
Campaigns against advertising are pure public health fanaticism
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
Off with the fairies
Unsurprisingly, the most brilliant of all English music-theatre pieces are mostly overlooked
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
Full steam ahead!
How British canal boats steamed towards the future
Rishi goes a-wooin’
The Prime Minister was an extremely nervous suitor trying to impress some very sceptical rural in-laws
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
