Diversity
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
The new equality bar
Is the Bar Standards Council really fit to enforce a proposed raft of new equality rules?
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
The scourge of EDI
It is patronising, divisive and anti-meritocratic
The war on noticing in modern Britain
How DEI initiatives and the worldview behind them dull people’s natural perceptiveness
The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
Eighteen questions for Kim Leadbeater
Questions that all MPs should be asking
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
A real plan for growth
A series of simple economic blunders has led to self-defeating policies that strangle any chance of prosperity for all
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Why has Tehran released Toomaj Salehi?
The regime is said to be split over whether to target high-profile protesters
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Conservatives can no longer trust institutions
Institutions are only as effective as the people within them and the culture beyond them
