Moll Flanders
The first futurist
There is more to Daniel Defoe than Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe
School’s out forever
British universities are in an unsustainable state of overexpansion, and taxpayers can’t be expected to keep footing the bill
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
From Balfour to Sunak
Remembering a previous prime ministerial humiliation
In defence of hereditary peers
We should preserve Britain’s magical eccentricity
A majority built on sand
Keir Starmer should not feel too triumphant — hard times lie ahead
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
Gambling with the numbers
A new survey of problem gamblers has serious problems of its own