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The dating system invented by Tiny Dennis
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Subscribe to save the BBC
A radical new solution to the problem of the BBC’s outmoded licence fee that could ensure more high-quality programming
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Fleeing Sally Rooney’s god
Why have critics been ignoring one of the novelist’s most important themes?
Clickbait criticism
A depressing, inarticulate complaint of a generation too paralysed even to make art
