Society of Antiquaries
Putting a price on scholarship
Charles Saumarez Smith on the battle to safeguard the future of some of Britain’s oldest and best-known learned societies
Save St John’s Voices
The glorious tradition of British choral singing should be defended
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Common prayer
Britain, and her monarchy, have a language fitted for times of joy and sorrow alike — so why does the Church of England make such poor use of our traditional liturgy?
World Budget Day
On World Book Day, Jeremy Hunt tried and failed to dress up as Nigel Lawson
Who are universities for?
Research is important — but serving the needs and desires of students matters more
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
The sad decline of London pubs
Or, why the hell can I not get a drink after 9?