David Baddiel
Why is anti-semitism the last acceptable form of bigotry?
Just like Covid-19, this new, virulent strain of anti-Semitism will prove hard to dispel, and no vaccine will be available to act as a panacea
Britain needs eccentric thought
Lewis Goodall is wrong about the “radicalisation” of the Tory right
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
What is academia without scholarship?
Research is an essential feature of academic life
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
The invasiveness of voice notes
Don’t send them, and if you must send them keep them short
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
The broad influence of Aquinas
His influence has been felt in economics as well as philosophy and religion
Less will be better
More students have been worse. Some became dons — they have been worse too
The truth about London Bridge
Flawed narratives should not distort historical memory of the planning for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
