Education
Authoritative not Authoritarian
His Scottish Presbyterian view was not hierarchical
Trust that sustained a community
The main thing about Sir Eric Anderson was his integrity
A living justification for the Union
Eric was at ease with England, yet contributed something which England alone could not provide
The key to self-care
Claudia Savage-Gore stays alert and survives by sending the little darlings back to school
The disarming power of restraint
He showed how the essential prerequisite for greatness is humility
Back to school…or is remote learning enough for now?
And is there a point to counter-factual history?
The Idea of a twenty-first century University
Newman’s Idea of The University imagined by Jeremy Black and William Gibson for the modern world
Private Education and Public Benefit
Why private schools must leave liberalism in the dustbin
Rebecca Long Bailey – classroom warrior
On schools policy, Keir Starmer is no heir to Blair
The Universities and the need for reform
The institutions that survive the crisis need to make radical changes
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy