Last Night of the Proms
Turning the tide on cancel culture
One man’s crusade against the woke decolonisation of our patriotic anthems
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
