Manchester University
We drastically undervalue universities
We overestimate graduate regret, and underestimate the economic value of higher education
Are UK dons hopelessly naive on China?
Beijing’s growing influence means hard choices are going to get harder for the Government
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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
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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
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
The gifts of gentle density
There are all but endless benefits to building more beautifully
Tedious transgression
The mainstreaming of porn is dangerous, hypocritical and very, very boring
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
Let there be lightness
Black Comedy is best viewed as a breathtakingly accomplished technical exercise
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
The government must defuse a legal time bomb
Countries of the “Global South” could sue the UK over greenhouse gas emissions
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think