Social Mobility
AI will kill social mobility
New entrants to market will no longer be able to compete
The soullessness of “social mobility”
Underprivileged young people need culture, not just “skills”
Higher education: a diagnosis
We need to address the underlying causes of academic decline
Transforming the elite
Independent schools can do more to boost social mobility – but what they’re currently doing won’t work
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
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
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
The untold story of Brexit
Part political history, part memoir, Matthew Elliott’s account captures the campaign that reshaped British politics
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The decline of British food culture
The products of social media virality and high street homogenisation leave the ambitious diner as cold as a neglected jacket potato
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
