Ordinands
In defence of British theological education
Critics should be more optimistic about the new generation of ordinands
Saving my own bacon
Only the particularly pig-headed will stick it out in the pork farming business
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
The new Scotland
Scottish culture is narrowing and secularising under the influence of a strident liberal elite
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
The great immigration data disaster
Officials are deleting the data we need for a more sensible debate
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
