Newton
The Boat Race is being steered off course
Moving the Boat Race from London to Ely is a desperate measure
From Balfour to Sunak
Remembering a previous prime ministerial humiliation
Lockdowns and the problem with science-based policy
Evidence in politics is great, but what evidence and to what ends?
School’s out forever
British universities are in an unsustainable state of overexpansion, and taxpayers can’t be expected to keep footing the bill
Is Britain’s future still being determined in Europe?
The European Court of Human Rights continues to shape policy here in the UK
My Magyar dish
A dish that combines gravity with tradition, but is cheekily unorthodox
Messing with the master’s work
Beethoven: Emperor Concerto; Brett Dean: A Winter’s Journey (Orchid)
Polls at the pics
Films offer windows into the British and American political processes
Yachts wrong with the world
Donald Trump, whiteness, superyachts and other evils
The ghosts of Tory past
The Conservatives are haunted by the spirits of the last two decades