Academic Freedom
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
Reclaiming free speech in academia
Proposed Office for Students guidelines make for an imperfect but promising start
The limits of academic freedom
What do we mean by “freedom” and what do we mean by “academic”?
Being “anti-woke” as a protected philosophical belief
How can we protect free speech in professional environments
Burn the book!
In which activists protest against the publication of a book they know little about
The university lie
Can academia still support meaningful intellectual life?
Why UCL are shutting the door on Stonewall
The university is taking a stand against an organisation that has lost its way
Failing their own
The University College Union is hounding members out of their jobs for holding gender-critical views
Is transphobia an academic critique?
The abhorrent treatment of Kathleen Stock by Sussex UCU is a loss for academic freedom
“Watch me take a knife to your throat”
The erosion of academic freedom at LSE has culminated in threats of physical violence
Not a relaunch
Is that a PLAN FOR CHANGE in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
The esoterica trap
We should not pollute good causes with unreliable information
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Take a bow
This season’s must-have neckwear is a sartorial two-fingered salute to life
