Encounter
In praise of meritocracy
Grammar schools, Tony Crosland and the Encounter club
Journal de combat of the Cold War
Encounter’s cultural importance far outweighed doubts about its shadowy funding
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Gifted children
How does one wrap a bank transfer?
Fair pay is a fiction
Public sector workers are chasing a fantasy
The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
November Letters
Aiming for the rescue and rebuilding of liberal capitalism
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Tory Utopias
1940s Conservatism was seething with creativity and optimism
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
