Higher Education
Fewer universities, more skills
The government needs to expand further education while reducing higher education
Less is more
Higher Education maintains an elevated status because little respect is given to alternatives
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
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Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Beauty from the ruins of war
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Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
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Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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