Education
Sorry, Keir Starmer, but schools can’t do it all
“Everythingism” is undermining the real value of education
Leeds University is abandoning intellectual independence
Leeds has elevated a contested body of thought to an institutional doctrine
Don’t fall for the Oxbridge Master’s
For all the hype, it can be of minor significance
The problem with “citation justice”
A seemingly noble ambition excessively politicises scholarship
Britain has gone uni tunes
There is no defence for the expansion of the university system
The pitfalls of peer review
The supposed gold standard for academic rigour can be nothing of the kind
The transferable skills scam
How higher education learned to stop worrying about disciplines and love generic competencies
Why we should check sources
We have to know if authors are being diligent with evidence
The quest for “positive role models” is quixotic and depressing
Young people should not have to look to celebrities for affirmation
Bridget Phillipson should smash her blank slate delusion
Different educational outcomes are not solely the product of injustice
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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
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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
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse