Skills
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
The transferable skills scam
How higher education learned to stop worrying about disciplines and love generic competencies
Labour has not lived up to its promises on skills
Bridget Phillipson must change course to deliver the change that Britain needs
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
The case against Project Spire
The Church of England should abandon this misleading and expensive exercise in virtue signalling
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
Britain will be worse without hereditary peers
The expulsion of the hereditaries is neither fair nor pragmatic
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender