Durham University
The decline of Durham
The collegiate system is an essential virtue of Durham University and should not be abandoned
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Misogyny by any other name
When the overwhelming majority of individuals are horrifically abused, as in the sex trade, we typically call for such industries to be abolished
Wrong but it’s Right
Durham student sex training is Thatcher’s legacy
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Fisticuffs over the fourth movement
When did classical music become so disturbingly polite?
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month