Education
The original error of educationalists
Universities are not teaching students to be able to think for themselves
Where is so much gender confusion coming from?
The scope of inquiry into gender and young people should be expanded to schools
Katharine Birbalsingh is wrong about religion in schools
Education should prepare us for the good life, not just good grades
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
The love that dare not speak its name
Classical music has been tarnished with the dread word “elitism”
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Talking to young man about Andrew Tate
You cannot educate the urge to transgress out of young men
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
What is academia without scholarship?
Research is an essential feature of academic life
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Don’t bite the hand that feeds the birds
The government’s flawed biodiversity analysis endangers successful state-funded schemes
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Why does the establishment want to harm farms?
The Government expects farmers to act as environmental agents of the state
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Is the law going coconuts?
The acquittal of a pro-Palestine protestor on free speech grounds should not be a one-off
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
