Peer Review
The pitfalls of peer review
The supposed gold standard for academic rigour can be nothing of the kind
Under the microscope
What is the value of research if the results are so fragile?
Anonymity will not solve unconscious bias
How the double-blind peer review process will hinder scholarly output in the humanities
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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
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting