Eton College
Old school reformer
Eric understood that the system had to stop being a relic of the past
Master of judgement
Jacob Rees-Mogg remembers a man who knew how to handle people
Fair cop
When he gave you a punishment he’d ask if you agreed it was fair
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 disarming power of restraint
He showed how the essential prerequisite for greatness is humility
Private Education and Public Benefit
Why private schools must leave liberalism in the dustbin
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Rising above the mob
Questioning is kryptonite to the genderist cause
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
