English Degree
Must we mourn a decline in English degrees?
It does not entail the decline of English literature
Is the English Lit degree killing love for literature?
Alexander Larman and Graham Stewart discuss the direction of English Literature at universities
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
Red lines
Fighting Ulster’s flag downgrade
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
