Mathematics
Out of the equation
Full equation sheets are bad for learning but good for helping students to pretend to understand
Hey, Rishi, leave them kids alone
Sunak takes his stand against number phobia
Reality check: mathematics is not racist
Engaging with students on the history of mathematics would do far more than pretending that the subject abounds with racism
The man behind the Monster
Bernd Fischer and the need for precision
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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
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
Lord’s and ladies
The first women’s Test is a welcome step forward
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality