Critical Theory
Medical science is oppressive
Illness and wellness are mere taxonomies of power
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
A classic case of missing the point
A misguided campaign to decolonise the Univerity of London’s Classics curriculum
Critical theory is dead
And theory itself has killed it
The vampire’s mirror
The Undead: Dracula 125 years on
Poetry matters
When poetry is sold as nothing more inspiring than literary politics, is it any surprise the poetry shelves in Waterstones are so dusty?
Smotherland
Millennials’ misplaced parental instincts are being inflicted on society
Woke of the Rings
The Tolkien society is scanning the author’s work for signs of cishetero amatonormativity
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
Their generation
How young rockers became venerable sages
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
The far enemy
The motivations for the 9/11 attacks are still misunderstood and moralised
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
