Boarding Schools
Thin gruel theology
Apparently, thank heavens, being a Christian means all blame is external
The schools of hard knocks
Many boys suffered, but some carried their misery into the world of work
“Nympho” rides again
Mental housemistresses and banners displaying children in boaters
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
No Keirs, only dreams now
With the prime minister on his way out, even his own MPs have discovered a fondness for him
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
NATO’s Ankara moment
NATO’s middle powers must not depend so heavily on the USA
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Good news for the rule of law
Activists who break the law should not be able to appeal to their high-minded motives
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
The (in)justice of the Equality Act
Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group identity
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life