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The crisis in foreign language studies
How the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards
Who wants to be a teacher?
Lucy Kellaway’s memoir is a must-read for anyone considering the profession
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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
taste of Crusader food
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
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth