George Orwell
The lesser-known Orwell: are his novels deserving of reappraisal?
George Orwell has a gift for the unusual and the memorable that means that even his half-forgotten novels are well worth discovering once again
A timely warning from history
Are Churchill’s and Orwell’s warnings about to come to pass?
In praise of the Great British pub
Let us sip, slurp and quaff this weekend, and do our bit to keep the pub trade going
The many women of George Orwell
Orwell’s biographer reveals all in this week’s Podcast
What are universities for?
The battle for British universities is not yet lost
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
Miserable managerialism at Magdalen
Gimmicky stakeholder management is failing the spirit of the university
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
The unromantic truth about tortured poets
Taylor Swift is idealising the grim realities of the lives of poets
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
