Research Excellence Framework
Funding? Check your EDI policies
Rather than the merits of the research itself, it now matters more who is doing it
Form-filling our way to excellence
British universities are ill-served by the Research Excellence Framework
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
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The sacrifice that changed Naipaul
The humiliation of his father, forced to slaughter a goat to atone for
angering Hindus, made the writer wary of insulting religion
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A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system
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Wooldridge’s polemic draws together the disparate traditions of liberal thought and action
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Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?