Shadow Education Secretary
Rebecca Long Bailey – classroom warrior
On schools policy, Keir Starmer is no heir to Blair
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths