Cambridge University
Ignorance on the Cam
The latest issue of University of Cambridge’s Alumni Magazine encourages ignorant rejection of Britain’s past
A very English intellectual
For all his European frame of reference George Steiner stayed in Cambridge for a very good reason
Traditional rebels
Why music students are resisting the new teaching regime
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
Eine kleine Berlinermusik
Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! (Bis); Love Maps (TXYart)
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter