John Locke
The meaning of Locke
A new book explores the English philosopher’s American afterlife
Giving noticing a bad name
Observing factual differences is not the same as leaping to conclusions
We must escape Subtopia
As Ian Nairn warned, British town planning has had a grim levelling effect on our urban and rural spaces
Miserable managerialism at Magdalen
Gimmicky stakeholder management is failing the spirit of the university
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
“Moral debt” is classic watermelon politics
Do left-wing economists believe that there is anything to which wealth redistribution is not the answer?
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Don’t just do something, stand there!
Three new books resist the modern cult of busyness
A dentist’s appointment for Liam
Rishi discovers he is more appealing to the voters when he’s not there
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
Renewing academia
The Centre for Heterodox Social Science represents a positive alternative to a field increasingly dominated by progressive ideology