Meritocracy
In praise of meritocracy
Grammar schools, Tony Crosland and the Encounter club
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The meaningless models of “public health”
Another brick in the “public health” fortress of unreality
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
They like her when she’s angry
Kemi Badenoch is the Incredible Hulk of government ministers, roaring her way through the public realm, smashing opponents left and right
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror