Academia
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
Is public health a protected belief?
A new case will decide if prohibitionism in the name of public health constitutes a philosophical belief under the Equality Act
What is academia without scholarship?
Research is an essential feature of academic life
Radical extremes of academic inadequacy
There is something amiss in the academic study of extremism
Exhausting, divisive and irrational
Academia must undo the excesses of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion agenda
The roots of academic irrationality
How ideology came to dominate the intellect — and rigidity subordinated scepticism
The myth of academic meritocracy
An awful lot of talent and experience is about to be wasted
Against sacrificing academic excellence
Proposed changes could exacerbate threats to the free pursuit of knowledge
The future is bright for academic freedom
New threats to speech inquiry could inspire an unlikely consensus around openness
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
